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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
0.1-2036 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity 25 or 12.5 kHz 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
- 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W ? SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX ? - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1989 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) including battery 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
PC programmable
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
RS232 port ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PUXING-PX-000728 AOR-AR-003000AB KENWOOD-TK-000090