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Dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 25 / 12.5 kHz 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.25 / 0.28μV SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? More than 70dB ?
Audio output ≤ 0.5W More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 4-5 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC (2000 mAh Li-ion) 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) 80 W
TX ? 21A (at 100W output power) -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 20xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 117 × 57 × 34 mm
(4.61 × 2.24 × 1.34 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN QUANSHENG-TG-000620 ICOM-IC-007300 EDDYSTONE-000730/6