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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m/70cm transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +55°C (-4 to +131°F) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 kHz 2.5K/5K/6.25K/10K/12.5K/25K

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 50 -76 /108-500 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DMR   NXDN   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.3 µV (BER 5%)
≥ 0.5 ųV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 65 dB (Adjacent channel)
N-FM: 60 dB (Adjacent channel)
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Filters ? ? Nil
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Dual conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 60 dB 60/70 dB
Audio output 2 W / 3.2 ohms 1 W at 5% distortion / 16 ohm 0.5W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 400-480 MHz FCC version 144-148 MHz /420-450 MHz
CE version 144-146 MHz / 430-440 MHz
Normal version 136 -174 MHz /400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DMR   NXDN   FM  
RF-output 50-100 W 7 / 5 / 2.5 / 0.2 W 5W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB-C connector for charging.
Standard microphone/speaker connectors on side.

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC DC 7.2V 1600mAh
Current RX 300-500 mA ? ?
TX 16 A max ? 1.5A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1979 in USA Between 2025 and 20xx in China Between 2024 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
61 × 129 × 42 mm
(2.40 × 5.08 × 1.65 in)
60 × 115 × 37.5 mm
(2.36 × 4.53 × 1.48 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 293 gr (10.3 oz) with battery 234 gr (8.3 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
DMR APRS reporting
1.7" TFT display
10000 talk groups and 150000 contacts
Auto-sense DMR or FM reception
GPS
CTCSS
VOX
FM Radio receiver built in.
10 NOAA channels.
PC Programmable.
LED Flashlight.
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000210M ANYTONE-AT-D000890UV QUANSHENG-UV-K000005