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QRP HF Transceiver
40m SSB Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  40m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ~ 100 Hz per half hour +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-55 MHz 5.9-8 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
400 Hz - 3 kHz 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 7.0-7.3 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 0.5-5 W 8-9 W (@ 13.8 V DC) 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery) 10-15 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 660 mA 50-60 mA 400-600 mA
TX 2.5 A 800 mA 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 201x and 201x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 940 gr (2.1 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Sidetone: 700 Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
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Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN XIEGU-X005105 YOUKITS-SK-000001A ALINCO-DR-000735T