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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
160 m optional
10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 60 W 3 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX - ? 200-450 mA
TX ? ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1980 and 198x Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1304 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 with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) ICOM-ID-000051E