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Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 156.050 - 163.275 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W 15 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 330 mA ?
TX - 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions ? 62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
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Weight ? 335 gr (11.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-M STANDARD-HX000851 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000010