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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range ? 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz) Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 5-10 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery 13.8 V DC
Current RX 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in USA Between 2020 and 202x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
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Weight 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10000 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
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Accessories ? Not specified ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000220 ICOM-IC-000705 PRESIDENT-P000400