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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  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 ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? VHF: Less than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: Less than 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 1/1 W, Low: 300/300 mW 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal) 12-15V DC
Current RX ? 11-70 mA 2 A
TX - 400-950 mA 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1997 and 19xx in Japan Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery & antenna 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. DTMF 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 ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 STANDARD-C-000510 ELECRAFT-K000004D