As the radio that shocked a few people as the “shack in a box” which many thought should have come with UHF and VHF actually came with simple HF. Many said the radio had been made worse. Below are the latest specifications about the radio that were sent to me recently.

Specifications 

Frequency Range: Tx: 1.8 – 54 MHz (Amateur Bands Only) Rx: 30 KHz – 56 MHz 
Channel Step: 2/5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 10/100 Hz (AM,FM) 

Frequency Stability: +/- 0.5 ppm 14 °F to + 122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C) 

Modes of Emission: A1A (CW), A3E (AM), J3E (LSB, USB), F3E (FM) 

Impedance: 50 Ohms, unbalanced 

Supply Voltage: 13.8VDC +/- 15%, negative ground 

Current Consumption: Rx: 2.0 A (Signal Present) Tx: 23 A 

Operating Tempature Range: 14 °F to ° +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C) 

Case Size (WxHxD): 6.1” x 2.0” x 8.6” (155 x 52 x 218 mm) w/o Knobs 

Weight (Approx.): 4.18 lb (1.9 kg) 

Output Power: 100W SSB/CW/FM (AM: 25W) 

Circuit Type: SSB/CW/AM: Triple-conversion Super-heterodyne FM: Double Conversion Super-heterodyne 

Intermediate Frequencies: 1st: 69.450 MHz / 2nd: 450 KHz 

Maximum AF Output: 2.5 W 4 ohmz with 10% THD 

Audio output Impedance: 4 to 16 Ohms (8 Ohms nominal) 

Sensitivity: SSB/CW (S/N 10dB) 0.158uV (1.8 – 30 MHz), 0.125uV (50 -54 MHz) 

AM (S/N 10 dB) 4 uV (0.5 – 1.8 MHz), 1.6uV (1.8 – 30 MHz), 1.2uV (50 – 54 MHz) 

FM (12 dB SINAD) 0.35uV (29, 50 – 54 MHz)

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