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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz
0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Single conversion ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. 500mW max 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 7.4V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 62 × 125 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 4.92 × 1.34 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual display
VOX
DTMF
Stopwatch
Alarm
SOS function
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-SR WOUXUN-KG-UV000008D APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000100