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HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 MHz ? 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   - FM  
Sensitivity AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
? ?
Selectivity 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10 MHz / 455 kHz ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires headphones or external speaker ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 4 kW (5kW max) 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (220 V AC) Mains 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX 16 W ? 150 mA
TX - ? 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
320 × 167.5 × 107 mm
(12.60 × 6.59 × 4.21 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 109.50 kg (241.6 lbs) Floor console + control unit 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232C
USB
SteppIR interface
6 × antenna switch
3cx3000a7 triode power tube
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Accessories DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 KOJINSHA-KL-000001 DAIWA-MT-000020