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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.065-28.305 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.065-28.305 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC ? 9V DC
Current RX ? ? 8 W
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1985 and 198x Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
? 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SUPERSTAR-002200 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405