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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) 0.2 µV 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 60 dB > 65 dB ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 500 mW 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 5 / 4 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack) 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.6 A ? 2 A max
TX 20 A ? 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 2011 and 20xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M KYD-IP-VU000001A HYTERA-TM-000600