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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-24 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps) VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB 60dB
Audio output ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 8 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1963 in Great Britain Between 2008 and 20xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000870A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405 WOUXUN-KG-000819