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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF / UHF Dual-band | Digital / Analog
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m ? 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m ? 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) ? 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 100 W ? 74-240 mA
TX 400 W ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
? 65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ? 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
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