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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  40m  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz 144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.28 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 16.90 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
15 + 40m 144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 1/10 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 0.7 A
TX Max 6 A 3 A max 5.0 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1982 and 1986 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
158 × 62 × 246 mm
(6.22 × 2.44 × 9.69 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-005000 JRC-JST-000010 AZDEN-PCS-002200