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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 136-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W 8 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ?
TX 15 A max. 21A (at 100W output power) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
NOAA channels
GPS option
Accessories ? ? ?
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