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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 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
118-136 / 138-164 MHz 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne X-TAL ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output Internal speaker 8ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary BNC
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC
Current RX ? 30-100 mA 60 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 198x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
? 132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ? 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 20-0104 YOUKITS-HB-000001B