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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m UK: 66-88 / 137-174 /406-512 MHz
USA: 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.6 µV
20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
17 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW, 8 ohms Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC or 4×AA/LR6 Mains
Current RX ? 45~125 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK 8-Digit LCD Display
Band Search
Direct Search
Lockout Function
Search Skip
Two-Second Scan Delay
Weather Band Key
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000028 COLLINS-000075S-1