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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes ? Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC + NMO
Impedance ? 100Ω 50Ω
Other - - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Separate PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 700 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT