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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz < 0.3 uV (12 dB SINAD) ETS ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? 65/60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 1-25 W 8 W max

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 10.8-15.6 VDC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 20xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
176 × 56 × 177 mm
(6.93 × 2.20 × 6.97 in)
102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter Voice encryption and trunking options LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF MOTOROLA-GM-000340 BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+