Ah, it makes sense. If the IF frequency is reasonable enough then the ADC can be a mid-power one and not one of those non-exportable weapons grade ones. I don't know a lot about how front ends change RF to IF but since they obviously do it well enough this finally makes sense.
What do you think of this radio? $100,000 has become $1200 has become $300 and soon probably $17.97 at WalMart.