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Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 156.050 - 163.275 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W 2-100 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 330 mA ? 400-600 mA
TX 1.6 A max ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 335 gr (11.8 oz) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN STANDARD-HX000851 KENWOOD-TRC-000070 ALINCO-DR-000735E