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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX Max 0.7 A 30 W
TX Max 5.5 A 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E CLANSMAN-VRC-000321