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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
2m FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM  
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Battery
Current RX 35 W 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
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Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
-600 / +600 duplex
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075 ICOM-ID-000051A SOMMERKAMP-TS-000803FM