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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 80-15 m 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Super-Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 135 W PEP VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-125V AC Mains Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX ? 35 W ?
TX - 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 SBE-SB-000033 WOUXUN-KG-000669E