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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 136-150 MHz (VHF 1 version)
150-174 MHz (VHF 2 version)
350-370 MHz (UHF 1 version)
400-430 MHz (UHF 2 version)
450-470 MHz (UHF 3 version)
465-520 MHz (UHF 4 version)
470-490 MHz (UHF 5 version)
80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 136-150 MHz (VHF 1 version)
150-174 MHz (VHF 2 version)
350-370 MHz (UHF 1 version)
400-430 MHz (UHF 2 version)
450-470 MHz (UHF 3 version)
465-520 MHz (UHF 4 version)
470-490 MHz (UHF 5 version)
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Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 PUXING-PX-000628 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B