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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m Regular broadcast and SW bands 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters optional CW filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (110 V AC) 7.4V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? ? 59 × 119 × 37 mm
(2.32 × 4.69 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? ? 246 gr (8.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
? Speech synthesizer
DCS/CTCSS/DTMF
Stopwatch
PC-programmable
CE-compliant
Built-in flashlight
Alpha tags
Roger beep
VOX
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000036 HEATHKIT-K-000002 WOUXUN-KG-UV000002D