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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VFO or 12 × XTAL channels ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM) 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/60 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 150 mA ? 600 mA
TX - Max 20 A 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 150 × 45 × 155 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000012S SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DXCC KENWOOD-TM-002530A