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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30-50 / 152-174 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 10 tubes Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 196x Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions ? ? 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? ? 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000110D LAFAYETTE-HA-000520 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801