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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range HF 144-148 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range HF 144-148 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   DMR  
RF-output 100 W (?) High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 28 V 8.4V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA ?
TX ? 220-550 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C ICOM-IC-000002A Alinco DJ-MD40