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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥60dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
15-160m
Modulations - N-FM   W-FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 4W or less SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains
Current RX 450 mA max ? ?
TX - ? 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
54.2 × 108 × 37.4 mm
(2.13 × 4.25 × 1.47 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 273 gr (9.6 oz) including battery 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 PUXING-PX-000999 HEATHKIT-SB-001000