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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 37-46.95 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Built-in 4" speaker 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 37-46.95 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations N-FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0.25 / 0.5 / 1 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (10 × AA cells) Mains (110 V AC) Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 2010 in UK Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 90 × 244 × 30 mm
(3.54 × 9.61 × 1.18 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread tuning VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-PRC-000349 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) BAOFENG-GT-000003-MARK-II