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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-999 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations CW   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 25 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX - ? 750 mA
TX 40 W 0.8-2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL & VFO Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR ICOM-ID-000091 AOR-AR-DV000001