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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Shortwave transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-25 W 1-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A -
TX ? Max 2.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
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Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000700EX ICOM-IC-000251E KENWOOD-T-000599S