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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
29-54 / 88-108 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 520-1720 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
- -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 NMO + Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 10V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX Max 21 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1999 and 20xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. Alarm clock with snooze
Auto squelch
One-touch weather
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000248CLT AOR-AR-ALPHA-B