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HF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.003% ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
26-32 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
USB/LSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
26-32 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) SSB: 25 W, AM: 10 W VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? ? 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? LCD display ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET GALAXY-DX-002527 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720