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HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
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  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB   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 - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - 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 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
? 60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 DAIWA-MT-000020