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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824,
851-869 / 896-956 /1240-1300 MHz
10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output SSB: 180 W (PEP input), CW: 150 W (input) ? 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? 70-180 mA ?
TX ? - Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions ? 66 × 153 × 44 mm
(2.60 × 6.02 × 1.73 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight ? 232 gr (8.2 oz) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual trunking Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000094 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030