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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/30/40 m 0.55-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, all tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 15/30/40 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 95-140 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 145 × 340 mm
(12.99 × 5.71 × 13.39 in)
? 63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003 GONSET-GR-000211 AOR-AR-002700