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MF/HF Marine Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm Within 100 cps, after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 28 MHz in 10 bands 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   -
Sensitivity ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
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Selectivity ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 700 kHz
2nd: 85 kHz
FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) SSB/CW: 180 W PEP, AM: 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) or 110/220 V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A -
TX - 10 A 400 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in (Late sixties) Between 2009 and 201x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 195 × 126 × 198 mm
(7.68 × 4.96 × 7.80 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
482 × 295 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
Weight 35.40 kg (78.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-ATALANTA-002207C YAESU-FTM-000350 HEATHKIT-HX-000010-'MARAUDER'