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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 315 ~ USD 381
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps 100 Hz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output requires headphones / external speaker 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP) 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32V DC (28V nominal) 9-15 V DC
Current RX 30 W 450 mA
TX 140 W 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-VRC-000321 RISEN-RS-000918SSB