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Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Handheld Dual-Band Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module ±1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.5-30 MHz 76-107.95 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)
Digital
0.30 µV / -117dBm (BER 5%)
0.70 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ≥500mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? 1-20 W VHF: 1 / 5 / 10 W, UHF: 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.5-14.5 V DC 7.4 V DC 3200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 70 W 500 mA ?
TX - 6 A Analog ≤1.6A, Digital ≤0.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
150 × 64 × 40 mm
(5.91 × 2.52 × 1.57 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
CTCSS / DTS
1000/1450/1750/2100Hz Single tone
Digital Protocol ETSI TS 102 361-1,-2,-3
Motorola Tier Ⅰ&
IP67 Waterproof
Optional encryption
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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