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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? Max 1 A 200 mA
TX ? Max 11 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 199x and xxxx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012V KENWOOD-TM-V000007E ALINCO-DJ-G000007T