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Desktop Shortwave VFO
HF/VHF Transverter
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1Hz

Receiver

RX-range 6 + 2m 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 0.04 - 32 MHz
Modulations - All mode   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FSK   DMR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.03 µV
Selectivity ? ? high IP3 (+29 dBm),
dynamic range (96 / 136 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output None ? none (USB)

Transmitter

TX-range 6 + 2m 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 16 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC or mains ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
115 × 33 × 91 mm
(4.53 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in speaker sensitivity 0.04µV
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000089 KENWOOD-TV-000502 BONITO-RADIOJET-001102S