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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
6 band SSB/CW transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz
2.5-4.1 / 5-8 / 10-15.1 / 18-22 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.5 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.5 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 7.4V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 180 mA
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 20xx and 20xx in Canada
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
62 × 125 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 4.92 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Kit

Other features

Memories ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK Dual display
VOX
DTMF
Stopwatch
Alarm
SOS function
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X WOUXUN-KG-UV000008D YOUKITS-TJ000006A