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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
0.54-31 MHz in four bands 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
? 0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) Single conversion, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
- 80-6 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ? 3-15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 400-800 mA ? 700 mA
TX Max 5 A - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Passive AVC
?
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 CHINESE-KN-000850