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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
VHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 60/25/10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 200Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 6V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 100 VA Max 40 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D SONY-ICF-007700 ALINCO-DR-000138