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Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
DMR Radio Power Amplifier

General

HAM bands None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode   DMR  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m ham bands 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode   DMR  
RF-output ? 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max 30-40 W @ 2-5 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 6.5-14V DC 12~15 V DC
Current RX 11 W 135 mA ?
TX - ? 4.5-6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably) Between 2016 and 201x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
115 × 35 × 135 mm
(4.53 × 1.38 × 5.31 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Squelch
AF filter
Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A ELECRAFT-KX000002 VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-P000025D