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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range VHF 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004 WOUXUN-KG-000699E ICOM-IC-000732