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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-55 MHz in five bands 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
406-420 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
2-1100 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
406-420 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? VHF: 2 W, UHF: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - NMO -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1951 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 65 × 136 × 26 mm
(2.56 × 5.35 × 1.02 in)
?
Weight ? 400 gr (14.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features ? ? Signal strength readout in dBm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057 MOTOROLA-EXPO WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615