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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 20W

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands 20 W max

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 60 W 1.8 A ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
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Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ISB option Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Dual-band, dual receive
Touch screen
Android support
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001792 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 ICOM-IC-005100