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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 2µV
MW: 14µV
SW: 0.5µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3W max, 8 ohm 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 4LR20 / D 4.8V DC
Current RX ? 7W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1996 in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions ? 305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563) NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002200 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000200