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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 / 0.54-1.6 / 88-108 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 / 0.54-1.6 / 88-108 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 10 W 3.5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 2.9 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BRAUN-SE-000401 HANDIC-002040 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2