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Desktop Shortwave receiver
FM Monitor Receiver
VHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 147-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 60/25/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 75 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000040 HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X ALINCO-DR-000138