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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability 0.01% or less ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 0.155-0.281 / 0.53-1.62 / 5.8-15.5 / 87.5-108 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity 6 positions ? Software defined
Filters 200Hz / 5.2kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50/300Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 6V DC (4xR6/AA) 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
? 200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 25 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 SANGEAN-ATS-000802 ELAD-FDM-000077