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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output 10 W AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 5-10 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1956 and 1960 in USA Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight ? 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in VFO, modulator, and power supply 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories ? ? Not specified
MPN FDK-MULTI-000011 HEATHKIT-DX-000100B ICOM-IC-000705