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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-30.5 MHz in four bands 138-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 50 W ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or batteries 6-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 16~210 mA (13.8V)
TX ? - 450~1200 mA (13.8V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
? 49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S HALLICRAFTERS-S-000029-SKY-TRAVELLER ICOM-IC-000002SE