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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD) Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB) TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD) 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   DMR  
RF-output 100 W (10m: 50 W) 5 / 2 / 0.5 W VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? 250 mA 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? 1.6 / 1.9A 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Full QSK Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100D ALINCO-DJ-V000057E VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200