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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 2m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 1 A
TX ? Max 21 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-001200 YAESU-FT-000101ZD ALINCO-DR-B000185