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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ±2ppm ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-68 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output 500mW @ <3% THD ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 66-68 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC Li-Ion battery Mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1959 and 1962 Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
? 57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 258 gr (9.1 oz) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
ANI (caller ID)
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF tones
Dual band
Reverse frequency (shift)
VOX
1750Hz tone
3 color display backlight
? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WOUXUN-KG-000689E RME-006900 WOUXUN-KG-000816