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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/30/40 m 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N) ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/30/40 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 330 × 145 × 340 mm
(12.99 × 5.71 × 13.39 in)
? 200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 ELAD-FDM-000077