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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 144-146 MHz (2m band) 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? 5 / 4 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 7.4V, 1650mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? 117 × 53 × 36 mm
(4.61 × 2.09 × 1.42 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 287 gr (10.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? 12 crystal controlled channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 LOWE-ASV-001515 HYTERA-TC-000580