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Mobile 2m FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz) ? ± 0.002/0.003 %
Tuning steps 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz 144-146 / 145-147 / 146-148 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD ≤ 2 µV ?
Selectivity ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 1st: 22 MHz
2nd: 455 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD 3 W 3 W for external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
- 144-146 / 145-147 / 146-148 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 1 / 25 W ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or(!) 24 V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 500 mA 65 W 80-320 mA
TX 5 A max - 2.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
? 84 × 58 × 235 mm
(3.31 × 2.28 × 9.25 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 960 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Noise limiter
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-RT000144 EDDYSTONE-000556 STANDARD-C-000828M