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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  40m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz Continuous 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 40 m ? 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
? Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system ? ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 74 dB typical
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 40 m ? 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains ? 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 550 mA
TX - ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
? 165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch. ? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 HEATHKIT-HW-000022 TEN-TEC-000539