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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
200 kHz - 30 MHz 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ? 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity 25 or 12.5 kHz ? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
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Image rejection ≥60dB ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
- 40-15 m
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max ? 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC) 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 350 mA
TX ? - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1969 and 1976 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Bulgaria
Dimensions 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
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Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Keypad lock
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PUXING-PX-000328 HEATHKIT-GR-000078 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005