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

General

HAM bands ? 30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-12 MHz 8-1300 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system 7 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW, 8 ohm 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12 V DC (4 × AA cells) 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode 350-600 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051-Q YUPITERU-MVT-007000 PALSTAR-RC000030