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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 45 W 5-10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
? 200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in VFO, modulator, and power supply ? 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories ? ? Not specified
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100B KENWOOD-TK-000830 ICOM-IC-000705