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QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40/80 m 26.965-27.? MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40/80 m 26.965-27.? MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 50 W ? 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX ? ? 660 mA
TX ? ? 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 330 × 150 × 330 mm
(12.99 × 5.91 × 12.99 in)
? 160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000004S STABO-XM-008082 XIEGU-X005105