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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 14-14.3 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB 70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations - FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5-15V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A 300-600 mA
TX - 15 A max 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in West Germany Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 207 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 ? Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000014 ICOM-IC-V008000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252