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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells 28 V DC Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? 3 A max ?
TX ? - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANTEC-LS-000202A MILITARY-BC-000348 HILBERLING-HPA-008000B-54