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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz 0.54 - 31 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery Mains
Current RX ? 250 mA ?
TX - 1.6 / 1.9A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx Between 1955 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
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Weight ? 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700A ALINCO-DJ-V000057E TMC-GPR-000090