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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ? 20-80 MHz 70-90 / 140-170 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - -
Modulations All mode   - -
RF-output SSB: 600 W PEP, CW/FM: 500 W, AM: 300 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (220 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 16 W ?
TX 70 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 300 × 100 × 342 mm
(11.81 × 3.94 × 13.46 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Input power: 10W / 100W switchable manual
Built-in SWR / Power meter
? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000700B WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 PUMA-000008