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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 140-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise Better than 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? 240 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 5.5-15V DC 3V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX 60 W 7-150 mA 500 mA
TX 120 W 1.3 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 198x and 19xx Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
55 × 188 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 7.40 × 1.26 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-11H 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 49 channels in 1 bank(s) 1600 channels in 1000 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
CTCSS option (FTS-17A)
TrunkTracking III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
Dynamic memory
Service Search
Computer interface
Attenuator
SAME w/FIPS
2 alpha-numeric Lines
16 char alpha-tags
CTCSS/DCS sql & search
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Channel Alert
Radio cloning
Backlit display
Pager Skip
Squelch backlight
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE YAESU-FT-000411MKII UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000246T