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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 10-80 m 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL and VFO Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seperate Tuning Knobs for VHF-HI & VHF-LO ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002B SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 SONY-ICF-SW000055E