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VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 30 KHz-30 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? Better than 0.2 µV
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP ? 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A Max 250 mA 300-600 mA
TX 1.8-3.3 A - 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W)

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 990 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 130 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 LOWE-HF-000125 YAESU-FT-001500M