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HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
3 µV ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP / Single / Double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.8 W into 8 ohms 1 W 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna BNC + Hi-Z Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 794 gr (1.8 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 64 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMRADIO-CR-000001 TECSUN-PL-000680 HEATHKIT-HW-000100