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Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 kHz 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150 - 174 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8 ohm, 0.5 W 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 150 - 174 MHz 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 5-45W 5-15 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 9-15 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 450 mA 400-600 mA
TX ? 3 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 613 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 14 Character alphanumeric LCD
CTCSS / DCS
MIL-SPEC 810 C, D and E for shock, vibration and dust as well as "driven rain" specifications
PC programmable
Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN KENWOOD-TK-000730 RISEN-RS-000918SSB ALINCO-DR-000735E