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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   -
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.9 A 95-140 mA
TX 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
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ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 AOR-AR-002700