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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
1 µV (25 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
7.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 50 W ? High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 10-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX ? - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 197x and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions ? 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION)