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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 68-88 / 118-174 / 220-512 / 806-899 MHz (Europe) 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/CW: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 10 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-5 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 6×LR6/AA or 9V DC Mains
Current RX ? 85 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
?
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 240 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Roger beep
Dimmer
Echo tone
Variable RF power output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000043 RANGER-RCI-002980