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General |
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| HAM bands | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m | 11m (CB) | 2m |
| Freq. stability | ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) | ? | ? |
| Tuning steps | 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz | Channelized | 5 kHz |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.01-60 MHz | 26.965-27.255 MHz | 144-148 MHz |
| Modulations | AM N-FM CW USB LSB DSB RTTY | AM | FM |
| Sensitivity |
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz (-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz) |
0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N | ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV |
| Selectivity |
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB) SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB) AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB) |
7 kHz @ -6 dB 21 kHz @ -60 dB |
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB ± 15 kHz @ -60 dB |
| Filters | Software controlled | ? | ? |
| Receiver system | SDR, Direct conversion, low IF | Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne | Double conversion superheterodyne |
| IF-freqs. | Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz | 455 kHz |
1st: 10.695 MHz 2nd: 455 kHz |
| Image rejection | 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) | ? | ? |
| Audio output | Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers | 3 W | 300 mW into 8 Ohms |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | 160-6m | 26.965-27.255 MHz | 144-148 MHz |
| Modulations | AM N-FM CW USB LSB DSB RTTY | AM | FM |
| RF-output | CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W | 2.8 W | High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | BNC + SO-239 | - | BNC |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC ± 10% | Mains | 8.4V DC |
| Current RX | 1.5A | ? | 20-130 mA |
| TX | 25A max | ? | 220-550 mA |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 2007 and 20xx in USA | Between 195x and 196x in USA | Between 1980 and 199x |
| Dimensions |
236 × 221 × 315 mm (9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in) |
143 × 178 × 290 mm (5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in) |
65 × 117 × 35 mm (2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in) |
| Weight | 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) | 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) | 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 |
| Form factor | Headless | Base Station | Handheld |
Other features |
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| Memories | 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) | 10 channels in 1 bank(s) | 800 channels in 1 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Citizen Band (27Mc) | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features | SDR (Software Defined Radio) | ? | ? |
| Accessories | ? | ? | ? |
| MPN | FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A | E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II | ICOM-IC-000002A |
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