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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-172 / 350-470 / 900-985 MHz 15-160 m 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (VHF)
0.18 µV (UHF)
? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
Filters ? ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (VHF), 23.05 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (European version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (US version)
15-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.35 W (at 13.8 V) 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC (7.2 V nominal) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 20-85 mA 300-500 mA ?
TX 0.5-1.4 A Max 16 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) without power pack & antenna ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AT-000600HP ATLAS-000215X LOWE-HF-000225E