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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
70-108 / 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63  
RF-output 5 W max 0.5 / 4 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.5V DC NiCad battery ? 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? 1.6 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2013 and 201x in China Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
100 × 52 × 32 mm
(3.94 × 2.05 × 1.26 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery 250 gr (8.8 oz) incl. battery + antenna 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR Dual band / dual display / dual standby
FM radio (25 memory channels)
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift
Tri-color backlit display
Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MOTOROLA-GP-000300 BOLDOM-BD-F000008 ALINCO-DX-SR000009