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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 50-54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX ? 3.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 198x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 66 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Memories scan
Band scan
Variable shifts
RIT
NB
Digital display
Analog S-meter
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-002001 ICOM-IC-000560 AKD-HF000003