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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
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UHF Aircraft Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability 1 ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 2-29.9999 MHz 136-173.995 / 400-511.995 MHz 225-400 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
-14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection 75 dB ? ?
Audio output 20 mW max 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2-29.9999 MHz 144-147.995 / 420-449.995 MHz 225-400 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM  
RF-output 20 W PEP 5 / 2 / 0.5 W 9 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32V DC 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery ?
Current RX ? 250 mA ?
TX ? 1.6 / 1.9A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran Between 2011 and 20xx Between 194x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 18 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140 ALINCO-DJ-V000057T MILITARY-AN/ARC-000027