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Desktop VHF VFO
Amateur Mobile Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 3 p.p.m. ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
136-174 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.18μV (12dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Wide
6 kHz @ -6 dB
14 kHz @ -60 dB
Narrow
3 kHz @ -6 dB
9 kHz @ -60 dB
12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 46.35MHz / 450kHz 49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load) 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
136-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX - 0.4 ~ 1.5 A 500 mA
TX ? 11 A max 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 127 × 152 × 190 mm
(5.00 × 5.98 × 7.48 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AMECO-VFO-000621 CHICOM-CH-003300H TYT-TH-007800