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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
?
Selectivity ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m - 15 + 40m
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? 45-125 mA ?
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions ? 68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-004500 20-511 JRC-JST-000010