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

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 0.55-30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz
Modulations SSB   AM   CW   SSB   N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, all tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m - -
Modulations SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W (PEP) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-190 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) ? 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012V GONSET-GR-000211 AOR-AR-008200DU