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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A 1 A (squelched)
TX ? Max 11.5 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
150 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tone burst encoder optional Triple RX IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 KENWOOD-TM-000742E YAESU-FT-000450