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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Amateur 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz + VXO

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 28-29.7 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 28 MHz
2nd: 7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 W @ 8 ohms 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 28-29.7 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1-20/1-20 W 10 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12V DC or mains (160 W max) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 400 mA (no signal) ? ?
TX Max 6 A 14 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
220 × 70 × 250 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. ? VXO
Accessories ? ? LSB unit
Preamp
MPN TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) LAFAYETTE-HA-000410 BELCOM-LINER-000002DX