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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 138–174 / 403–470 / 450–520 / 806–870MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 138–174 / 403–470 / 450–520 / 806–870MHz depending on version
Modulations - - FM   P25  
RF-output ? ? VHF/UHF: 5W, 800MHz: 3W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - NMO
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 62 × 167 × 42 mm
(2.44 × 6.57 × 1.65 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Analog readout ? UCM for Encryption optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008709-2 MOTOROLA-XTS-003000