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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 0.2W (8 ohm load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/300 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Radio power: 6V DC (4xR6/AA) Memory backup: 3V DC (2xR6/AA) ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 190.5 × 152.4 × 38.1 mm
(7.50 × 6.00 × 1.50 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 680 gr (1.5 lbs) ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 54 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Dual time display. Sleep timer. Scanning RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000808A WINRADIO-WR-001550E ICOM-IC-000077