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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 Hz ± 5 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-29.999 MHz 118-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 / 400-490 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD FM: 0.18 µV
N-FM: 0.22 µV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity > 60db at –1 kHz ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion >2W@5% 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-29.999 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 150 W VHF: 50/25/10/5 W, UHF: 35/25/10/5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.6-15.6 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 1.5 A max 0.8 A 80 W
TX 22 A max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in Taiwan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
? ?
Accessories SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ? ?
MPN SEA-000235 ADI-AM-000580 EDDYSTONE-000730/8