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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Marine receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
150-4200 kHz in 4 bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity > 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 600 kHz 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 5 W 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
- 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5/25 W ? SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX ? - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 3 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option. 35 crystal controlled frequencies Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N4 SAILOR-R000106 ALINCO-DX-000701