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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
2-Band Transverter + Linear Amp

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 80m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0,005%
Tuning steps ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80 / 40 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 80 W, AM/FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 80-100 mA 0.3 A
TX - - 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil
Dimensions ? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
180 × 70 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 FAIR-MATE-HP-002000 ZAMIN-CT000840-80W