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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-32 / 68-88 / 138-176 / 380-512 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 68-176 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
380-512 MHz: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-50 dB) ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? Single conversion SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6m
Modulations - - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) 110/220V AC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? ? 1.5A
TX - - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 74 × 175 × 37 mm
(2.91 × 6.89 × 1.46 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight ? ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second None 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000040 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A