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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands ? 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 Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   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 - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 750 mA
TX - 0.8-2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 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 None 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 ? 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 DRAKE-R000007 ICOM-ID-000091 AOR-AR-DV000001