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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 136-173.995 / 400-511.995 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
-14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ? ?
Audio output Line + Headphones 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.995 / 420-449.995 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery Mains
Current RX 36W 250 mA ?
TX - 1.6 / 1.9A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and in USA Between 2011 and 20xx Between 1958 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
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