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Handheld Amateur Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F) ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-1000 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity - AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
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Selectivity - AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM) ?
IF-freqs. - 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
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Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external 9-15 V DC
Current RX - 74-240 mA 550 mA
TX ? 1.9 A max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 2021 and 202x in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 900 channels in 24 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
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Accessories - ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B YAESU-FT-000005DE XIEGU-X006100