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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N) ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 2-30 MHz 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
0.3 µV 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W Large built-in speaker 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 40-15 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12-12.6 V DC 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX 12 W 320 mA max 350 mA
TX - 2.7 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 201x and 201x in Canada Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Kit Portable

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 40 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 Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 YOUKITS-TJ000005A LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005