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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld 2-slot DMR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz ? 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.25 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.35 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 25 kHz (analog) / 12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM   DMR  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW: 1500 W, AM: 300 W (100 W drive) 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.4 V DC 1700 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
368 × 159 × 292 mm
(14.49 × 6.26 × 11.50 in)
59 × 118 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 4.65 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 256 gr (9.0 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 4000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
1.77 inch TFT color LCD
VFO / MR Switch
Preprogrammable short messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 YAESU-FL-002500 ALINCO-DJ-MD000005