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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system XTAL-synthesis Double conversion superheterodyne Single/double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 25 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX 400 mA 1.2 A max 1 A max
TX 6 A max - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 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 ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN CLEGG-FM-000027B ICOM-IC-R000072DC KENWOOD-TR-000751A