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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps ? ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30-50 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system ? ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 74 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 350 mW ? 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12V DC or mains 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX 16-55 mA ? 550 mA
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000501 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002002 TEN-TEC-000539