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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 66-88 or 136-174 or 403-470 MHz depending on version 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 66-88 or 136-174 or 403-470 MHz depending on version 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 50~60 W 5 W max VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) NMO NMO
Impedance 40-100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
? 56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 250 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? CTCSS/PL, CCIR, ZVEI ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000034 MOTOROLA-MX002100 MOTOROLA-VISAR