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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Wideband / Multiband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz 10 Hz from 30 MHz-512 MHz
100 Hz from 513 MHz-2 GHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? > 60db at –1 kHz Narrowband: 8.33 / 12.5 / 25
Wideband: 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 MHz
SATCOM: 5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 7 W 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.605-29.999 MHz Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   APCO-25  
RF-output ? 150 W 20 W (VHF), 10 W (UHF)

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 BNC + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 11.6-15.6 V DC 19-34 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A max ?
TX - 22 A max 55 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
188 × 94 × 343 mm
(7.40 × 3.70 × 13.50 in)
Weight 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) with battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features Built-in clock DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Ethernet
RS-232 / RS-422
USB
SAASM (Commercial GPS optional)
MIL-STD-810G
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002999PLL SEA-000235 HARRIS-AN/PRC-000117G