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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA, cellular blocked)
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity 25 or 12.5 kHz AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
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Filters ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection ≥60dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
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Modulations N-FM   W-FM   - -
RF-output Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery 10.7-16 V DC 9 V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD
Double channels watch
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode
CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PUXING-PX-000888 AOR-AR-005001D 20-566