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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 0.03-60 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity 60 dB ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 25-100 mA 80 VA max 200 mA
TX 0.8-1.8 A 450 VA max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 YAESU-FT-002000 ALINCO-DJ-G000007E