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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm (10C to +60C) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-823 / 849-869 / 894-1000 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM (12 dB SINAD) < 0.18 ?V
DV (BER 1%) < 0.35 ?V
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 60 dB Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 50/15/5 W (approx.) FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external 13.8V DC 15% 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA 1.2 A max 1 A max
TX 0.8-1.8 A 12.5 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 ICOM-ID-000880H ALINCO-DX-SR000009