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Military HF set
QRP HF Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-30 MHz 0.5-55 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 160-10 m
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output ? 0.5-5 W 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery) 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? 660 mA 450 mA
TX ? 2.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight ? 940 gr (2.1 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PANDA-RF-000041A00A XIEGU-X005105 RISEN-RS-000918SSB