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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 25kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 9V DC or 6×AA 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 200 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 7 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000091 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT WOUXUN-KG-000819