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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 3 W 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Alpha-tags
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 HEATHKIT-HW-000100