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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 12 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) Mains 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 110-310 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 167 × 105 × 27 mm
(6.57 × 4.13 × 1.06 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 346 gr (12.2 oz) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. Clock. Sleep timer. Alarm ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ETÓN-E000005 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT