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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.002%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB
Filters ? 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion + XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations CW   SSB   - N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 6V DC (4 AA cells) 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX ? 45-130 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight ? ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ATLAS-000310 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A