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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 245 MHz
136-174 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 245 MHz
136-174 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 500 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 6V DC or 4×LR6 7.4V DC
Current RX ? Max 300 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
64 × 147 × 42 mm
(2.52 × 5.79 × 1.65 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) 20-313 WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001