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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 136-174 MHz 108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? 30-130 mA ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight ? 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000066 KENWOOD-TH-000255A ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III