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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
0.12 µV, –125 dBm for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz >70 dB at –1 kHz and +4 kHz ref SCF USB
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz standard (500 Hz, 2.7 kHz optional)
Receiver system ? ? SDR Processing Architecture: DSP, 456 MHz, 32-bit FPGA, 500,000 gate MCU, ARM9, 300 MHz 32-bit
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? Less than 3 dB variation from 300 Hz to 3 kHz (with optional 2.7 kHz filter)

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 125 W PEP ±1 dB (two-tone or voice), user-programmable (low / medium / high)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 10.8 to 15 V DC (12 V Nominal)
Current RX ? ? 500 mA (backlight min, audio muted)
TX ? - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
? 210 × 270 × 65 mm
(8.27 × 10.63 × 2.56 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Up to 500 contact list entries
USB (via Handset or Console)
Serial RS232 (supports NMEA-0183 GPS)
Ethernet (TCP/IP, supports remote control)
Auxiliary GPIO (audio in/out, PTT, RS232) on Envoy™ X2 model
Ingress Protection: IP43, MIL-STD-810G method 510.5
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-006033 RACAL-RA-000217 CODRADI013