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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? Fixed channels SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Channel lockout circuit (for Channel 1)
Skipper circuit and a scan delay circuit
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000012 YAESU-FT-000747GX