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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 136-174 MHz 66-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 4 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 1 / 3 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar BNC -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11V DC (battery pack) 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 30 W 30-250 mA 380 mA max
TX - Max 2.6 A 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
S-Meter
CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). IP66 (dust- and waterproof)
7-color display
LED flashlight
'Man down' function
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Password protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000064 ICOM-IC-V000085 SAINSONIC-RST000599