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

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±2ppm Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations FM   N-FM   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity 12.5/25kHz Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ?
Audio output 500mW @ <3% THD Line + Headphones 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? 36W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2009 and in USA Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 63 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.48 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and battery 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WOUXUN-KG-000679E TEN-TEC-RX-000400 ZUN-BCD996P2