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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 15 W ? 200-450 mA
TX - 295 W 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 2 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS