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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  23cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0 cm: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
23 cm: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (70cm) /triple (23cm) conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 70cm
1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
23cm
1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX ? 1-1.4 A ?
TX ? 4-10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC
Twin RX
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP ICOM-IC-002500E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT