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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - ? RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? More than 70dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m with 160 m option 3-15.5 in 2 bands 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX - ? 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX ? - 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) ? 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" oscilloscope ? Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V MILITARY-RT-000006 ICOM-IC-007300