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Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
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Filters ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
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Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB >85 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ±15% 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX 11 W 1.25 A 120 mA
TX - 20 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably) Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Squelch
AF filter
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT) CODAN-002110M