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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± .0015% ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz ? 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection -50 dB or greater ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at less than 10% THD ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 10-15 W ? 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ? 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 550-750 mA ? 1.7 A
TX 4 A max - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 1950 and 196x in Brazil Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
? 356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-007401 DELTA-000208 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400