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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A 0.8-1A N/A
TX Max 10 A Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.43 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 2 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-007000H KENWOOD-TS-000700G RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150