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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 150 kHz - 1309 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts ? 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX ? ? 70 mA
TX - - 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Australia Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1300 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 GME-RX001300 AEA-MX-000006S