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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-490 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   DV  
RF-output ? VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2013 and 20xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s) 36 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 POWERWERX-DB-000750X YANTON-DM-000900