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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 500mW max 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 7.4V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX ? ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 59 × 119 × 37 mm
(2.32 × 4.69 × 1.46 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 246 gr (8.7 oz) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000310 WOUXUN-KG-UV000002D ATLAS-000210M