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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
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
AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 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)
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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 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 10 W 100 / 100 W SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2007 and 2010 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 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 IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 YAESU-FT-000450 DRAGON-SS-000797