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Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 5 ppm (380 Hz maximum) ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz 5 kHz + VXO

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-40 MHz 30-75.975 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.5 uV r.m.s. e.m.f. for 6 dB
S/N at 1000 Hz modulation frequency and
N full deviation.
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 300 Hz: -3 dB
1000 Hz: 0 dB
3000 Hz: -3 dB
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 ? > 100 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-40 MHz 30-75.975 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting 0.1 / 1 / 15 / 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 20-28V DC 21.5-34V DC (28V nominal) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 3 A ?
TX ? 10 A max @ 24V DC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
242 × 217 × 259 mm
(9.53 × 8.54 × 10.20 in)
220 × 70 × 250 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole ? VXO
Accessories ? ? LSB unit
Preamp
MPN CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 CLANSMAN-VRC-000353 BELCOM-LINER-000002DX