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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W 0.1/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ? 28 V DC
Current RX 400-800 mA ? 3 A max
TX Max 5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX MOTOROLA-MX002000 MILITARY-BC-000348