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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
3W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
< 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 500 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX ? - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 232 gr (8.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) SONY-CRF-000001 YANTON-T-000330