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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
DMR Radio Power Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   All mode   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   All mode   DMR  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? 30-40 W @ 2-5 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic SO-239 + SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) ? 12~15 V DC
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W ? 4.5-6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
175 × 64 × 41 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 1.61 in)
115 × 35 × 135 mm
(4.53 × 1.38 × 5.31 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 LAFAYETTE-HE-000210A VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-P000025D