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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144–146 / 430–440MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   -
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 0.9 A ? 100-300 mA
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 ICOM-IC-E000080D SAILOR-R000103