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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 137-174 / 406-512 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
? 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-SX 20-410 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801