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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) 150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
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 ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? 100 W ?
TX Max 40 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES SONY-AIR-000008A