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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Handheld Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 50 W (input) 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
162 × 56 × 209 mm
(6.38 × 2.20 × 8.23 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A HY-GAIN-II-(002702) WHISTLER-WS001040