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General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 100Hz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
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Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC 11-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 3 A max 400-800 mA ?
TX - Max 5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Accessories ? Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR FDK-MULTI-000750XX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007