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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1-15 MHz in 5 bands 36-53 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 36-53 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 1 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal NiCd batteries and vibrator supply unit 10~14 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX 1 A max (lamp on), 0.5 A without lamp 90 mA 2 A
TX - 285 mA 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USSR Between 1979 and 198x in Israël Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features No AGC Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-R-000311 MILITARY-PRC-000613 ELECRAFT-K000004