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Desktop VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 85-300 MHz in 5 bands 0.15-1500 MHz 118-140 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
0.75 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65dB ?
Audio output ? 0.2W (8 ohm load) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/60 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 196x in West Germany Between 199x and 200x Between 1984 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions 540 × 220 × 350 mm
(21.26 × 8.66 × 13.78 in)
? 160 × 46 × 120 mm
(6.30 × 1.81 × 4.72 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESM-000300 WINRADIO-WR-001500E SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000532