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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands - 65-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Regenerative ? Superheteodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output Built-in 4" speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.7-30 MHz 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? AM: 325, CW: 450 W 1 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 V AC) Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? - 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 1940 and 195x in USA Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
60 × 112 × 35 mm
(2.36 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread tuning ? CTCSS/PL + DCS
DTMF
VOX
LED flashlight
Roger beep
PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004-SPECIAL BAOFENG-UV-000005R-PRO