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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 500mW @ <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX N/A ? 500 mA
TX - ? 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 WOUXUN-KG-000699E WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R