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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 67-72 MHz (VHF Lo version)
136-174 MHz (VHF Mid version)
240-250 MHz (VHF Hi version)
350-390 MHz (UHF Lo version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
26.965-27.? MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity 25 or 12.5 kHz ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ≥60dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 67-72 MHz (VHF Lo version)
136-174 MHz (VHF Mid version)
240-250 MHz (VHF Hi version)
350-390 MHz (UHF Lo version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
26.965-27.? MHz 160-6 m
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max ? W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery ? Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 200 VA
TX ? ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Keypad lock
PC programmable
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
Time-out Timer
3 selectable LCD colors
? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PUXING-PX-000777 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000055 ICOM-IC-007851