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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  33cm  1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 220-225 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output ? 5-25 W 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX 8 / 13 W 600 mA 450 mA
TX - 6.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-9461 KENWOOD-TM-003530A RISEN-RS-000918SSB