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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 28-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 50 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
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Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 920 gr (2.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067 YAESU-FTV-000650