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QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
- 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes + voltage regulator ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 90 W 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? - 550 mA
TX - 225 W max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE XIEGU-X006100