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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 110-174 / 410-500 MHz 9 kHz - 50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: -101 dBm (2.00 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -116 dBm (0.35 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -123 dBm (0.16 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -112 dBm (0.56 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? ? 10 Hz - 2 MHz (selectable in 21 coarse steps, fine adjustment in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system ? ? DDirect-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 100 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 500 mA
TX - Max 11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
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Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
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