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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 15 W
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Sweden Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 135 × 32 × 24 mm
(5.31 × 1.26 × 0.94 in)
460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight ? 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote head BFO Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN DLS-DIRECT-II MILITARY-BC-000344 HEATHKIT-SB-000634