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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.15-0.281 / 0.522-1.62 / 4.6-21.95 / 87.5-108 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20 / D) 3V DC (2R6 / AA) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 296 × 192 × 68 mm
(11.65 × 7.56 × 2.68 in)
135 × 78 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 3.07 × 1.10 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000827 ROBERTS-R-000862 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030