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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
?
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Regenerative ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output Built-in 4" speaker 500mW @ <5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
20-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 40-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 V AC) 7.4 V DC 12 V DC (Negative ground)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 1-8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
228 × 50 × 178 mm
(8.98 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread tuning 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
Minimum input drive: 1W
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) WOUXUN-KG-000816 LAFAYETTE-HA-000250