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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   All mode  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled double conversion Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 35 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 24 V DC or mains No power required
Current RX 10 W 36 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) JRC-NRD-000301A HEATHKIT-SA-002040