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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 100 W ? SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP WHISTLER-WS001010 9005800