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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz
(50-905 MHz optional)
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz - 140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? 3.5-25/3.5-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 2-2.5 A
TX Max 10 A - Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1964 and 1966 Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35 (PS-35: 2.3kg)
Form factor Mobile Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-007801HN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205 ICOM-IC-000970A