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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001-10.000 kHz Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz ? 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   - FM  
Sensitivity Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
? -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters Software defined ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion, low IF ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better ? ?
Audio output Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ? 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 30 kW @ 200 W input 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX 1.5A ? 250 mA
TX 25A max ? 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Headless Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K ALINCO-DJ-V000057E