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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
7 fixed weather channels (162.xx MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? 29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
108–136.975 MHz: 1.7 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 60% modulation for AM, 3 kHz deviation for FM)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W max

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9 A ? 130-400 mA
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 130 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 755 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000230 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002056