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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30 - 1000 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DMR   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? FM, N-FM: 0.7 µV (30-500 MHz), 0.8 µV (500-1000 MHz)
W-FM: 2.0 µV (30-500 MHz), 2.5 µV (500-1000 MHz)
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Selectivity ? FM-N: 12 kHz (continuously variable)
FM-M: 30 kHz (continuously variable)
FM-W: 230 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based dual-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC 3.6-4.5 V DC (3 × R6/AA) or 5 V DC external (USB)
Current RX ? 500mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 164 × 96 × 41 mm
(6.46 × 3.78 × 1.61 in)
71 × 161 × 37 mm
(2.80 × 6.34 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 470 gr (1.0 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) including battery + antenna
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB (1.0 / 2.0) compatible computer connection. Micro-SD card slot
Audio recording (240 sec)
Multi-color LED alert
"Close call" RF capture
Location based scanning
CTCSS/PL & DCS
Trunktracker V, tracks APCO P25 Phase 1 & 2, DMR, Motorola,
EDACS and LTR systems.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A WINRADIO-WR-G000033WSM UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC-D003600XLT