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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.1-1300 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m - 80 / 40 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor ?
Current RX ? 115 mW typical -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1970 and 197x in Brazil
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
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Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 YUPITERU-MVT-007500 DELTA-000120