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Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.3-18 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting ? ?
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB ? ?
Filters 4-element crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains Mains Mains
Current RX 16 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 193x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
? 419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 27.25 kg (60.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-166 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000156 RME-004350