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Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 0.03-56 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 3W 100 / 100 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% Li-ion battery
Current RX 150 mA max 1 A (squelched) ?
TX 1 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010 Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) YAESU-FT-000450AT BAOFENG-GT-000003