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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 / 116-136 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. Mains 4.5V DC external or 3R14 + 3R6 batteries
Current RX 100W approx. 12 W max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1985 and 2003 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
? 290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Volume Control ? Scanning. Clock/timer.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 REGENCY-D-000100 SONY-ICF-002001D