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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 400-479 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 420-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   AM   FM  
RF-output 100 W 5 W max 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external ?
Current RX ? 200-450 mA ?
TX ? 2.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
150 × 45 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 ICOM-ID-000031A PRESIDENT-TAYLOR-III