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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 143.9-148.3 MHz 60-905 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM-N: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM-W: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL Double (FM-W) or triple (FM-N/AM/SSB) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 143.9-148.3 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12.6-16 V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? ≤ 550 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Tone burst encoder optional TV tuner front end (!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000130 HEATHKIT-HW-000202 YAESU-FRG-000965