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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations All mode   - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ? 1-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D