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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
5W Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 400-480 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD) 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW ≥ 200 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-30 MHz 400-480 MHz 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W 5 W 100 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 4-14 V DC external
Current RX ? 100 mA max 45-240 mA
TX ? 1 A max 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 201x in China Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions ? 122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
60 × 95 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 232 gr (8.2 oz) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 129 channels in 1 bank(s) 1206 channels in 7 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TRC-000080 YANTON-T-000288 YAESU-FT-000001XDE