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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz 25-512 MHz (except cellular) 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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)
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters Software controlled ? ?
Receiver system SDR, Direct conversion, low IF ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ? ?
Audio output Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m - 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ± 10% ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.5A ? 200-450 mA
TX 25A max - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2008 and 20xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Headless Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000135 ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS