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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 120W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1963 and 1972 in USA Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180AX YAESU-FT-000003DR