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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 100 dB
Audio output Internal speaker Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 20 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 11-13V DC
Current RX ? ? 620 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'