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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 150 kHz - 18 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65dB ?
Audio output ? 0.2W (8 ohm load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? ?
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 172 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.77 in)
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Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANTEC-FM-000240 WINRADIO-WR-001550E MARCONI-R001155