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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? 180 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   - AM  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 4.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
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Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000180 MIDLAND-000013-882C