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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A ? 660 mA
TX Max 20 A - 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
? 160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 20-302 XIEGU-X005105