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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz 0.0001 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
SSB < 0,5 uV ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
- 66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains or 12V DC 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 400-800 mA 50 W ?
TX Max 5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
NOAA channels
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX RFT-EKD-000300 RADTEL-RT-000420