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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
? ?
Filters Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion + DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
? ?
Image rejection 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB ? ?
Audio output 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? 7.2 V DC
Current RX 1.25 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
? 62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options ? 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599) CHEROKEE-AH-000050 YAESU-FT-000003DR