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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 0-100 W 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 20 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 198x in Denmark
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 62 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) SAILOR-RT000144B