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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Station Control
Dual band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup ?
Tuning steps Continuous N/A ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m + 6m 2-30MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 200 / 2000 W VHF: 45 W, UHF: 35 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC None 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 100mA - ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

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 ? ? DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DAVCO-DR-000030 COLLINS-000312B-4/5 BAOJIE-BJ-UV000055