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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15-160 m 0.03-30 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160 m - 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   DMR  
RF-output 100 W ? 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 300-500 mA ? ?
TX Max 16 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000215X LOWE-HF-000225E Alinco DJ-MD40