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Handheld Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Channelized Continuous 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.?-27.? MHz 20-80 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 26.?-27.? MHz - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output 10 W ? 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (220 V AC) 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 16 W 2 A max
TX ? - 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features AM/FM ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN FORMAC-000240 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 HYTERA-TM-000600