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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 440-470 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) <0.20 µV Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 1 W 400mW 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 440-470 MHz 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 4 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Li-ion Battery 9-16 V DC
Current RX 100 W 35 mA (standby) 600 mA
TX 400 W 1500 mA 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 201x in China Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
55.5 × 100 × 31 mm
(2.19 × 3.94 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Repeater Shift
Voice scrambling
CTCSS / DCS
KENWOOD option ready
PC programmable via interface cable
IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
AIS receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A LINTON-LT-003260-2 RAYMARINE-RAY000073