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Headless Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Shortwave broadcast receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.05-15.55 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV CW/SSB 1-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.64 µV AM (80% mod @ 1 kHz) 1-30 MHz (12 dB S+N/N)
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters 5 selectable from 34 built in ? ?
Receiver system Digital Signal Processing Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 4 Ohms ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   -
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in USA Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 1965 and 1966 in USA
Dimensions 159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
343 × 213 × 152 mm
(13.50 × 8.39 × 5.98 in)
Weight 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Headless Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D) ICOM-ID-000051E HALLICRAFTERS-S-000200