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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1,5kHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10kHz by wheel, 5kHz including switch 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 2 m 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? better than 0.5 µV @ 20dB SN 0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity ? ± 7.5kHz at -6dB, ± 15kHz at -60dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP Double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m 80-6 m
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0,15W (lo), 3W (hi) 3-15 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-12V, usable: min 7.5V 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35 W 20mA (with squelch), 130mA (full volume) 700 mA
TX - 220mA (0.15W), 650mA (3W) 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
180 × 65 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs) Inclusing battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000A CTE-CT-001800 CHINESE-KN-000850