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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 9V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.2-1.5 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between xxxx and xxxx Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000275 HEATHKIT-SB-000301 ICOM-IC-000725