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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2 m / 70 cm | 2 W
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20, 40 & 80 m 87-108 / 139-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV @ 12 dB SINAD VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 20, 40 & 80 m 139-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 2 W -

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.7 V DC Li-ion 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? 75-400 mA 90-290 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-programmable (USB)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000210 INTEK-KT-000950EE UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT