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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 / 12.5 kHz ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz HF 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.25 μV ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity 55 dB ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW @ ≤5% ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz HF 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 3.3 W ? 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V, 1100mAh(Ni-MH) ? Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 150 VA
TX ? ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 201x in China Between 196x and 197x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 109 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.29 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HYTERA-TC-000500 BRAZAM-EDT-000202 ICOM-IC-007850