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Single-channel VHF Transceiver
APCO-25 Decoder
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 0.002% n/a ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx n/a 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations N-FM   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.25 µV n/a AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB n/a FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? n/a ?
Receiver system ? SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx n/a 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations N-FM   All mode   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains) ? 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12 V DC or Mains 13.8V DC or mains 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 48-310 mA
TX ? ? 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
? 56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories - ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A AOR-ARD005000 KENWOOD-TH-D000074