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Desktop VHF Receiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps 40 / 200 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
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Selectivity Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
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Filters ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system Single / Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 / 3.4 MHz ?
Image rejection Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB ?
Audio output 500 mW or AF output socket ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output - ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω
Other Dezifix B (R&S) -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX 110 VA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ?
MPN ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2