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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.155-0.281 / 0.53-1.62 / 5.8-15.5 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W 200 mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50/70Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4xR6/AA) Mains 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA)
Current RX ? 50 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 25 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Alpha-tags
Attenuator
CTCSS / DCS
Close call
Limit search
PC programmable
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
SAME weather alert
Accessories ? - ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000802 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230