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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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6 m transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz Channelized, x-tal

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30 kHz - 56 MHz 52-54 MHz (6 m)
Modulations FM   P25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
0.35 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m) 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 MHz 160-6 m 52-54 MHz (6 m)
Modulations FM   P25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 0.1-5 W 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W) 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Li-Ion battery (11+ hours) 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.8-2.1 A 380 mA
TX ? 23 A max 4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2013 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight 475 gr (1.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-000025 YAESU-FTDX001200 REGENCY-HR-000006