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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m / 222MHz / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 Hz ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-29.999 MHz 146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
136-174 / 245-246 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity > 60db at –1 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-29.999 MHz 146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
136-174 / 245-246 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 150 W 1/2/5 W 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.6-15.6 V DC ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.5 A max ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
67 × 161 × 35 mm
(2.64 × 6.34 × 1.38 in)
145 × 190 × 47 mm
(5.71 × 7.48 × 1.85 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 612 gr (1.4 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
? Emergency alert
FM radio with 25 stations memory
CTCSS/DCS scanning
PC-programmable
Accessories SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ? ?
MPN SEA-000235 MOTOROLA-HT-000800 YANTON-TM-008600