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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual-band DMR handheld

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 25-1300 MHz (except cellular) 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.22 µV (BER <5%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 2 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output 75 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion
Current RX - 470 mA max 380 mA
TX ? - 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy Between 2008 and 20xx Between 2018 and 202x in China
Dimensions 516 × 260 × 254 mm
(20.31 × 10.24 × 10.00 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
58 × 140 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second 1024 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL and DCS
LED flashlight
DMR Tier I and II
256 contacts
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G-000212-TR RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160 BAOFENG-DM-000009HX