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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Software defined 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) 65-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 70 nV (with preamp) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Regenerative Direct Down Conversion, SDR Superheteodyne
IF-freqs. ? Software defined ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 90 dB 65/60 dB
Audio output Built-in 4" speaker Through computer 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W 1 / 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 V AC) 10 to 15 V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - 3A max 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
60 × 112 × 35 mm
(2.36 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread tuning Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
CTCSS/PL + DCS
DTMF
VOX
LED flashlight
Roger beep
PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO BAOFENG-UV-000005R-PRO