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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) 500mW @ <3% THD > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 WOUXUN-KG-000699E KENWOOD-TM-002530A