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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 0.1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 50 W (input), FM: 75 W (input), SSB: 100 W (PEP input), CW: 100 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 30/200 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX - ? 25-190 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions ? 483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-GSB-000100 RACAL-RA-006778Q AOR-AR-008200DU