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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX - ? Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 ICOM-IC-000741 KENWOOD-TR-000751E