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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range LW to 4 MHz 144-146 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations - FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 47 × 120 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY STANDARD-C000170 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E