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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 Hz ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-29.999 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity > 60db at –1 kHz SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion 3.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-29.999 MHz 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 150 W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.6-15.6 V DC 13.8V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5 A max 1.2 A 1.5-2.2 A
TX 22 A max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ? ?
MPN SEA-000235 KENWOOD-TK-000090 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B