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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.98-30 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 0.5-13 kHz 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz ?
Receiver system XTAL-synthesis ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
100 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 400 mA 10 VA approx. ?
TX 6 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Automatic Gain Control Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-FM-000027B RACAL-RA-001217 WHISTLER-WS001025