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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DMR   FM  
RF-output 5-50 W 1 / 5 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh ?
Current RX ? ? 6-170 mA
TX ? ? 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 2018 and 20xx in China Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1024 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II BAOFENG-RD-000005R ICOM-IC-000002A