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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz (-30°C +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? Rx: 0.01 kHz, Tx: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 0.49-30 MHz 2 / 1.25 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity 25kHz >60db at –1 KHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 2 / 1.25 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 150 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or 6×AA 11.6-15.6V DC ?
Current RX 200 mA 1.5 A max ?
TX - 17 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1996 and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
314 × 99 × 315 mm
(12.36 × 3.90 × 12.40 in)
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Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) 4.45 kg (9.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 7 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel
RS-232 computer interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT SEA-000235R CHICOM-CH-UVQ000009