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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio
HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyser | Digital

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz 1.8-170 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 260 mW @ 32 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC Mains + 9V backup battery 15 V DC (10×AA Ni-Cad cells)
Current RX Max 600 mA 5 W -
TX Max 12 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
100 × 50 × 172 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 6.77 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT MFJ-000249B