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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.522-1.62 / 2.3-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 50/40 W, Low: 5/5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R6 / AA) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 600 mA 1.5A
TX - Hi 10.5 A, Lo 3.5 A 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 161 × 105 × 36 mm
(6.34 × 4.13 × 1.42 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer Twin RX SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000881 STANDARD-C-005200ED FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C