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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 0.5-55 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
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Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Doulbe conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output 1.2 W nominal 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.5-5 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery) 12 V DC
Current RX ? 660 mA 2 A
TX - 2.5 A 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 940 gr (2.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-402 XIEGU-X005105 SEMCOSET-SELECTO