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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? 60 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1971 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000110 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E RACAL-RA-006772