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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.522-1.62 / 2.3-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 160-10m 150 kHz - 18 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz ?
Image rejection ? >60dB ?
Audio output ? 3W (10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R6 / AA) 12-15V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 70W max ?
TX - 320W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions 161 × 105 × 36 mm
(6.34 × 4.13 × 1.42 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
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Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000881 NEC-CQ-000110 MARCONI-R001155