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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 150 W (200 W high power option) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz)
Current RX ? ? 100 W
TX - Max 40 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 1982 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 215 × 125 × 35 mm
(8.46 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
Weight 575 gr (1.3 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-009914 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES