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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 144-146 MHz 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 3 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FTM-300DR)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FTM-300DE)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5-45 W 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A max 600 mA ?
TX - 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2020 and 202x in Korea
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
139 × 53 × 18 mm
(5.47 × 2.09 × 0.71 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) total unit
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
DCL Fusion System
CTCSS/PL
2" QVGA color TFT
Built-in Bluetooth and GPS
Wires-X Twin RX (V+V, U+U, V+U, U+V) with simultaneous DV RX on both receivers
1200/9600bd APRS modem
Voice recording
Band scope
AMS
Micro-SD slot
Detachable control head.
Accessories ? ? MH-85A11U Hand microphone with built-in camera
MLS-100 External speaker
SSM-85D DTMF Microphone
MPN AOR-AR-ONE KENWOOD-TM-002550E YAESU-FTM-000300DE