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Portable VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
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Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 25 dB 60-70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 3 W PEP ±20% 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external ?
Current RX 55 mA max 250-450 mA ?
TX 125 mA max 2.0 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready AM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SEMCOSET-SEMCO YAESU-FT-000817 MIDLAND-000013-893