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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W AM/FM 1 / 4 W, SSB: 1 / 7 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 500 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 230/115 VAC 7.2-13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 50 mA
TX Max 6 A ? 1.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-005000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) ALBRECHT-AE-000201S