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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
80-10 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB 12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? optional CW filter ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 5 W @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
80-10 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) 45-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 400-800 mA ? 500 mA
TX Max 5 A ? 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1970 and 1970 Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
? ?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
?
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX ROBYN-000500 TYT-MD-009600