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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 x10-6 or better ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed x-tal channels

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM: 12.0 kHz
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Filters ? 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z Proprietary
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/500 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
AGC
Attenuator
Carry Handle
Dial Lock
Dimmer
Dual Clock-Timer
Dual NB
Dual VFOs
IF Shift
Mute Terminals
Notch
Record Activation
Record Jack
S-Meter
Scan
Squelch
Sweep
Tilt Bar
Tone Control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005D KENWOOD-R-005000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS