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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 180 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 50 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 4.8 / 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003SP KENWOOD-R-000599D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT