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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 25kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output ? 500mW @ <5% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or 6×AA 7.4 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 7 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT WOUXUN-KG-000819 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D