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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld DMR Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Analog: 0.2 μV @ 12dB SINAD
Digital: 0.25 μV (BER:5%)
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Selectivity ? 11K0F3E @ 12.5KHz
14K0F3E @ 20KHz
16K0F3E @ 25KHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 1 W 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations CW   FM   N-FM   DMR   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 1-4 W VHF: 5 W, UHF: 4 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 7.4 V DC 2200 mAh Li-ion 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 34-45 mA 180 mA 1.7 A
TX 300-700 mA 0.9-1.6 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
132 × 37 × 64 mm
(5.20 × 1.46 × 2.52 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery ?
Form factor Portable Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 3000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. IP67 Waterproof
CTCSS/DCS
Optional GPS
Encryption function
Compatible with Motorola Tier Ⅰ&Ⅱ
Comply with digital protocol ETSI TS 102 361-1,-2,-3
Color LCD
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 RETEVIS-RT000082 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400