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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm External speaker required 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output - SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) None 1024 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 GALAXY-GT000550 BAOFENG-RD-000005R