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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz 1.5-40 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system Single conversion ? SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >85 dB
Audio output 260 mW @ 32 ohms ? Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-40 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military) N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains + 9V backup battery 20-28V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX 5 W ? 120 mA
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight 470 gr (1.0 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 CODAN-002110M