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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output 10 W ? 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6LR6 or 9V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX ? ? 60 mA (24V)
TX ? - 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044 MILITARY-SEM-000035