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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Single-band UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Antenna

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio 0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
Sensitivity ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
? AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands)
Audio output 700 mW @ 10% 1 W 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option)

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 400-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
RF-output 1 / 4 / 8 W 5 W 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh 3.7 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external
Current RX ? ? 600-900 mA
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 202x in China Between 2017 and 201x in China Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 110 × 50 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 1.97 × 1.26 in)
213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable (Wide/Narrow Band)
FM Radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz)
Large Tri-color LCD Display (3 Selectable Colors)
LED Flashlight
High /Low RF Power Switchable
VOX
50 CTCSS/ 104 DCS Tones
Tone searching/scanning
Dual standby
PC programmable
Transmitter time-out timer(TOT)
Busy channel lock-out(BCLO)
? 4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth.
Accessories ? ? ?
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