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Portable MF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps ? 40 / 200 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 540-1600 kHz 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
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Selectivity ? Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
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Filters ? ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system XTAL Single / Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 / 3.4 MHz ?
Image rejection ? Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW or AF output socket ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary BNC
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - Dezifix B (R&S) -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX 0 A 110 VA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions ? 540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-CR-000001 ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2