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HF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Conitnuous 5 / 12.5 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
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Selectivity ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 750 W PEP ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX ? - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000700 WHISTLER-WS001010 ELECRAFT-K000004