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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-0.28 / 0.53-1.62 / 3.95-26.1 / 76-108 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1995 and xxxx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
170 × 105 × 35 mm
(6.69 × 4.13 × 1.38 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 415 gr (14.6 oz) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' SONY-ICF-SW000040 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT