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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m + 6m 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh 12V DC
Current RX 100mA ? 2A
TX - ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DAVCO-DR-000030 WOUXUN-KG-000669E ICOM-IC-000078