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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.531-1300 MHz 25.165-29.695 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
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Image rejection >90 dB! 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz 25.165-29.695 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 0-100 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage 12 (25) W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external ?
Current RX 2 A max 200 mA ?
TX 20 A max 2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232C. DSP Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) ALINCO-DJ-G000007T DRAGON-SS-000497