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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + NMO
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 2.5 A 700 mA max
TX Max 12 A Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 KENWOOD-TS-000690S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT