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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
10W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5ppm ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W 10 / 5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 1 A max ? 100 mA max
TX 11.5 A max Max 8.5 A 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 2002 and 200x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
135 × 70 × 38 mm
(5.31 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Twin RX
ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. CTCSS / DCS
DTMF / PTT ID
VOX on/off, VOX level setting, VOX delay time setting
PC Programmable
Wire Clone
Accessories ? ? ?
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