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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±2ppm ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / /12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-68 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 0.05-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 / 245 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ? < 0.18 μV
Selectivity 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500mW @ <3% THD ? ≥ 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 66-68 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ? 4 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC Li-Ion battery Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 30-78 mA
TX ? - 1 / 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
? 120 × 85 × 40 mm
(4.72 × 3.35 × 1.57 in)
Weight 258 gr (9.1 oz) ? 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
ANI (caller ID)
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF tones
Dual band
Reverse frequency (shift)
VOX
1750Hz tone
3 color display backlight
? Dual Reception / Dual Display
Voice Companding and Scrambler
APO(Auto Power Off)
TOT(Time-out timer)
Font Set(Big/Small)
VOX(Level adjustable)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WOUXUN-KG-000689E WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888 LEIXEN-VV-000898