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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m - -
Modulations USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 135 W PEP ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 40-100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 28 V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 35 W 3 A max ?
TX 165 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000033 MILITARY-BC-000348 WHISTLER-WS001098