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DMR Dual-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 68-88 / 144-174 / 430-512 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   FSK   DMR  
Sensitivity ? 68-174 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
430-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
Analog
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)

Digital
0.25 µV (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB), 34 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 84 dB
Audio output ? ? ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   FSK   DMR  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12-15V DC or mains 7.4 V DC, 2000 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 3.70 kg (8.2 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? IP67 dust/waterproof
Optional GPS
Color LCD
8 hours audio recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X HANDIC-000016 TYT-UV-000390