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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX ? 15 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
? 62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 1245 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 YAESU-FT000002DR