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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   -
RF-output 100 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1971 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station PC-card

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000110 JRC-JST-000145 WINRADIO-WR-G000303I