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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 14-14.3 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity ? ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-15V DC 5.5-16V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX ? Max 80 mA ?
TX - Max 1.8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in West Germany Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000014 KENWOOD-TH-000079E TEN-TEC-RX-000340