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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 2W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? 500mA 25-190 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX AOR-AR-008200DU