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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
118-136 / 138-164 MHz 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne X-TAL ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? 30-100 mA ?
TX - - 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 198x Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
? ?
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ? 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 20-0104 9005800