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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA Max 1.5 A
TX Max 6 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-005000 ICOM-IC-000728