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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ? 5 kHz + VXO

Receiver

RX-range 2-29.9999 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 28 MHz
2nd: 7.8 MHz
Image rejection 75 dB 60dB ?
Audio output 20 mW max 500mW @ <5% THD 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 2-29.9999 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 20 W PEP VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32V DC 7.4 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
220 × 70 × 250 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
VXO
Accessories ? ? LSB unit
Preamp
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140 WOUXUN-KG-000816 BELCOM-LINER-000002DX