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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 27-68 MHz in 2 bands 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity <1 µV AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? Max 1 A 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 235 × 216 mm
(18.50 × 9.25 × 8.50 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 15.50 kg (34.2 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000021-SKYRIDER-5-10 KENWOOD-R-000599D ICOM-ID-000051E