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Alinco

Land

* DJ-100 * DJ-A10/A40 * DJ-A11/A41 * DJ-A35 * DJ-A36 * DJ-A446 * DJ-CRX series * DJ-VX10/50 * DJ-VX11 series * DJ-W10 * DJ-W18 * DJ-W35 * DJ-W58 * DJ-W100 * DR-138/438 * DR-CS10

Baofeng

RX and TX below and elsewhere are ham radio jargon for receive and transmit.

UV-5R

The Baofeng UV-5R is a hand-held radio that has been marketed illegally in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

and was produced since 2012. It has been used in a number of projects involving radios. It is described as a popular inexpensive model.

Features

The UV-5R is designed to transmit on the 2 meter band between 136 and 174 MHz and on the 70 cm band between 400 and 520 MHz. Features include

CTCSS In telecommunications, Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System or CTCSS is one type of in-band signaling that is used to reduce the annoyance of listening to other users on a shared two-way radio communication channel. (See squelch.) It is sometimes ...

and duplex operation for use with local repeaters, dual watch and dual reception, an LED flashlight, voice prompts in either

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Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

and programmable LED lighting for the LCD display.

Illegal marketing and distribution in the United States

The

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cited the

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based importer Amcrest Industries which owns and operates Baofeng radio US for illegally marketing UV-5R, "capable of operating outside the scope of its equipment authorization,” the FCC ''Citation'' said, which is outside of its Part 90 authorization granted. The FCC asserts Amcrest marketed "UV-5R-series FM hand-held radios capable of transmitting on “restricted frequencies." "Marketing a device that is "capable of operating outside the scope of its equipment authorization,” is not allowed.

CRT France

''Communication Radio Telecommunication

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'' is a company producing amateur radio transceivers.

Icom

Handheld

* ID-51 * ID-31 (DSTAR) * ID-52 (DSTAR) * IC-2AT (ANALOG) * IC-F4GS (ANALOG UHF) * IC-T70A (ANALOG DUAL BAND) * IC-T90A (ANALOG TRI-BAND) * IC-V80 (ANALOG) * IC-V86 (ANALOG)

HF

* IC-7800 * IC-7851 * IC-7700 * IC-7610 * IC-7600 * IC-7300 * IC-7200 * IC-703 * IC-718 * IC-728

HF/VHF/UHF All Mode

* IC-9100 * IC-7000 * IC-7100 * IC-705

VHF/UHF All Mode

* IC-9700

Kenwood

Among the product lines are the "TS" series of HF

transceiver In radio communication, a transceiver is an electronic device which is a combination of a radio ''trans''mitter and a re''ceiver'', hence the name. It can both transmit and receive radio waves using an antenna, for communication purposes. The ...

s which cover the HF ("high frequency") bands, from 1.8 to 50 MHz. These transceivers include the TS-820S, the TS-590S, the TS-850S, the TS-430S. Kenwood TS-830S

Other series include the 100, 500, and the 2000 series. Kenwood also offers a "B" model, which is a transceiver without display or controls and is completely controlled by a remote computer or a separate control unit. * Radios with built-in digital data modes and modems (for APRS)

HF HF/VHF/UHF

TS-2000

The Kenwood TS-2000 is an

manufactured by the

Kenwood Corporation is a Japanese brand of consumer electronics. It has been owned by JVCKenwood ever since October 2011, when Kenwood Corporation merged with JVC. Kenwood manufactures audio equipment such as cassette tape decks/recorders, amateur radio (ham) equ ...

. Introduced in the year 2000, the radio was known for its "all-in-one" functionality. It can transmit on all amateur radio bands between 160 meters and

70 centimeters The 70-centimeter or 440 MHz band is a portion of the UHF radio spectrum internationally allocated to amateur radio and amateur satellite use. The ITU amateur radio allocation is from 430 to 440 MHz; however, some countries, such as the Unit ...

, with the exception of the 1.25 meters and

33 centimeters The 33-centimeter or 900 MHz band is a portion of the UHF radio spectrum internationally allocated to amateur radio on a secondary basis. It ranges from 902 to 928 MHz and is unique to ITU Region 2. It is primarily used for very local comm ...

bands, and the "X" model also has built-in 23 centimeters band capability option. Kenwood discontinued production of the TS-2000 in September, 2018.

= Variations

= * TS-2000, the standard base station model, with the regional versions ** K-Type for the Americas; ** E-Type for Europe; ** E2-Type for Spain; * ICOM IC-718

TS-2000X, same as the above with the addition 1.2 GHz ( 23 cm band) capability; * TS-B2000, a sleek "black box" unit requiring a computer or an optional mobile control panel for control * TS-2000LE, limited production TS-2000 with a black finish to celebrate Kenwood's 60th Anniversary

= Features

= The TS-2000 was marketed as a

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transceiver. As an "all-band" transceiver, the TS-2000 offers a maximum power output of 100 watts on the HF, 6 meters, and 2 meters bands, 50 watts on

, and, with the TS-2000X or the optional UT-20, 10 watts on the 1.2 GHz or 23 centimeters band. The (American version) radio's main receiver covers 30 kHz through 60 MHz, 142 MHz through 152 MHz, and 420 through 450 MHz (plus 1240 through 1300 MHz with the "X" model). The sub-receiver tunes between 118 and 174 MHz, and from 220 to 512 MHz (VFO ranges). The radio's main receiver uses

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at the IF level, so a very flexible selection of bandwidths are available without the purchase of mechanical filters, as was necessary on past radios. It features backlit keys, a built-in TNC for receiving DX Packet Cluster information, and the Sky Command II+ system (found on the K-Model), which allows for remote control of the transceiver using Kenwood's TH-D7A handheld or TM-D700A mobile radio.

= Firmware

= Kenwood provides a firmware Update, Memory Control Program MCP-2000, and Radio Control Program ARCP-2000.

TS-820S

The Kenwood TS-820S is a model of

produced primarily by the

from the late 1970s into the 1980s; some were produced by Trio Electronics before Kenwood's 1986 name change). The transceiver's predecessor was the TS-520, which began production a year earlier. The TS-820S was the second of three hybrid (including

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s and

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s) models produced by Kenwood during the 1970s and 1980s, and was noted for its quality. Its functionality and new hybrid technology made it one of the most popular transceivers marketed to amateurs in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The TS-820S has a built-in power supply, so it can be plugged directly into a 120 V wall outlet.

= Variants

= The TS-820 did not have an LED

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, but was otherwise identical to the 820S. The TS-820S was the most sophisticated (and common) variant. The TS-820X, unavailable in the United States, was primarily produced in Japan.

= Functions

= The transceiver can transmit and receive on the HF 10-, 15-, 20-, 40-, 80- and 160-meter bands, and can receive WWV and

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on 15 MHz. It can use SSB,

FSK FSK may refer to: * FSK (band), a German band * Federal Counterintelligence Service, (Russian ') of Russia * Fiskerton railway station, in England * Forskolin, a diterpene * Forsvarets Spesialkommando, a Norwegian special forces unit * Fort Scott M ...

and CW on all bands. The TS-820S' power consumption is 57 watts (with heaters on) when receiving and 292 watts when transmitting. The transceiver's

peak envelope power Peak envelope power (PEP) is the average power over a single RF cycle at the crest of the modulation. This is an FCC definition. PEP is normally considered the occasional or continuously repeating crest of the modulation envelope under normal operat ...

output on SSB and CW is about 100 watts, and about 60 watts on FSK. Its tubes are tuned manually, using the transceiver's drive, plate and load controls.

= General specifications

= * Frequency range: 1.8–2.0 MHz, 3.5–4.0 MHz, 7.0–7.3 MHz, 14.0–14.35 MHz, 21.0–21.45 MHz, 28.0–28.5 MHz, 28.5–29.0 MHz, 29.0–29.5 MHz, 29.5–29.7 MHz; receives WWV and

on 15 MHz * Power supply: 120/220 VAC * Modes (receive and transmit): LSB, USB,

, CW * Power consumption: 57 watts (receive, heaters on); 292 watts (transmit) * Antenna impedance: 50–75 ohms * Antenna Connector: SO-239 * Weight: * Dimensions: Width , height , depth * Features: Digital frequency counter, VOX,

noise blanker A Citizen's Band transceiver equipped with a noise blanker for the receiver, controlled by a button on the front panel (2nd from right) In the design of radio receivers, a noise blanker is a circuit intended to reduce the effect of certain kinds ...

, receiver incremental tuning (RIT), IF shift, RF attenuation

= Receiver and transmitter specifications

= * Stability: Within 100 Hz in 30 minutes after the radio has warmed up, or up to 1 kHz in one hour after one minute of warm-up. * Audio-frequency response: 400–2600 Hz within 6 dB * Bandwidth: 2.4 kHz on SSB, 500 Hz on CW

Midland

Handheld

* CT590 S (Analog VHF/UHF) * CT990 EB (Analog VHF/UHF)

Mobile

* CT 2000 (Analog VHF/UHF) * CT 3000 (Analog VHF/UHF) * DBR 2500 (Analog VHF/UHF)

Wouxun

Quanzhou Wouxun Electronics Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer of hand held radios from Quanzhou City, Peoples Republic of China. The company was founded in 2000 to manufacture UHF/VHF radios. The motto of the company is "Quality first,customer supreme" and Qouxoun is meeting the ISO 9001-Norm for a quality management. * KG-UV6D * KG-UV9D

Yaesu

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FT-221

The FT-221 is a modular

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2M all mode ( SSB, AM, CW and FM)

, produced during the 1970s.

Technical description

* Frequency Range 144.0 MHz ~ 148.0 MHz * Emission: AM FM SSB ( LSB and

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) and CW * Power Output: ::* SSB 12

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PEP Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to: * Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists * Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series) * Neilson Dairy confectionery brand * Pep, New Mexico * Pep, Texas * Pep Cereal, by Kellogg * Pep Comics, by MLJ ...

::* FM, CW 14 Watts ::* AM 2.5 Watts

Other model variants

The FT221R is a model with repeater shift. The FT221RD also has a

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FT-857

The Yaesu FT-857 is one of the smallest MF/HF/VHF/UHF multimode general-coverage

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ese Vertex Standard Corporation and is sold under the

Yaesu is a district in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, located north of Ginza, west of Nihonbashi and Kyōbashi, and adjacent to the east side of Tokyo Station. The Yaesu exit of this station, which faces Nihonbashi, is recent and primarily provides access to ...

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/ref> The FT-857 is developed on the FT-897 and MARK-V FT-1000MP transceivers.

Technical specifications

*RX Freq coverage: 100 kHz-56 MHz, 118 MHz-164 MHz, 420 MHz-470 MHz *TX Freq coverage: 160 – 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 70 Centimeters *Emission: CW, SSB, AM, FM, Digital mode *Power output: 100W (SSB,CW,FM), 25W (AM, carrier) @ 13.8V

QRP Transceivers

These are low power transceivers primarily used by

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Operators for QRP (low power) Operation. They are available as commercial products, built from kits or

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Alinco

Land

Baofeng

UV-5R

Features

Illegal marketing and distribution in the United States

CRT France

Icom

Handheld

HF

HF/VHF/UHF All Mode

VHF/UHF All Mode

Kenwood

HF HF/VHF/UHF

TS-2000

= Variations

= Features

= Firmware

TS-820S

= Variants

= Functions

= General specifications

= Receiver and transmitter specifications

Midland

Handheld

Mobile

Wouxun

Yaesu

FT-221

Technical description

Other model variants

FT-857

Technical specifications

QRP Transceivers

See also

References