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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP | Shortwave Transceiver | 20 m | CW/SSB

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
General coverage 14.150-14.350 MHz
14.000-14.100 MHz with optional CW module
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
? <0.5 µV for 12 dB S/N
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 6 dB at 2.5 kHz
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? Single conversion superhet
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 10 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? >1 Watt into 8 Ohms at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
- 20 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX 400-800 mA ? 50-100 mA
TX Max 5 A - 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1939 and 194x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
? ?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX RME-000070 MFJ-009420X