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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob Channelized 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 27.425-27.495 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.25 μV
Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ? 55 dB
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ? 400 mW @ ≤5%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 27.425-27.495 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 30-40 W 0.5 W 3.3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 35-75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains ? 6V, 1100mAh(Ni-MH)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1976 and 1979 Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
86 × 250 × 62 mm
(3.39 × 9.84 × 2.44 in)
109 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.29 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
Weight 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 835 gr (1.8 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Full QSK ? Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) ZODIAC-P-002706FM HYTERA-TC-000500