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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 12.5 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 μV AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? 55 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ ≤5% ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 0.1-100 W 3.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 6V, 1100mAh(Ni-MH) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 109 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.29 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer. Full QSK. DSP option Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000002/100 HYTERA-TC-000500 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B