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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 2-1100 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 800 mA max ? ?
TX 6 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Tube hybrid
VOX
Signal strength readout in dBm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E YAESU-FT-000102 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615