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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 2 ~ 20 - 1100 MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-6 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 3-15 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35 W ? 700 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
? ?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000A WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617-SERIES CHINESE-KN-000850