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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   FM  
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 ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output 50 W ? 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Drawn from PCI interface ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
70 × 200 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 7.87 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 890 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station PC-card Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I WINRADIO-WR-G000315I ZODIAC-P-007000