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Desktop Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver
Compact PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range HF 50 kHz - 60 MHz 446 MHz
Modulations SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
?
Selectivity ? Software defined ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range HF - 446 MHz
Modulations SSB   - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5-1 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 11-15 V DC 3.7V 1500mah Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 500 mA max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
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Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
LED Flashlight
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BRAZAM-EDT-000303 ELAD-FDM-000077 BAOFENG-BF-T000001