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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave 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)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD) SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 500mW max 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX ? ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 59 × 119 × 37 mm
(2.32 × 4.69 × 1.46 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 246 gr (8.7 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Speech synthesizer
DCS/CTCSS/DTMF
Stopwatch
PC-programmable
CE-compliant
Built-in flashlight
Alpha tags
Roger beep
VOX
Twin RX
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215C WOUXUN-KG-UV000002D ALINCO-DX-000701