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Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 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 144-146 /432-434 MHz 0.15-2600 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.1 µV 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
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)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
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 ? 65 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 0.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SMA BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Drawn from ISA-bus 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 660 mA
TX - - 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 225 × 100 × 165 mm
(8.86 × 3.94 × 6.50 in)
290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station PC-card Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter & squelch Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000101 WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP XIEGU-X005105