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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps USB/LSB/CW: 1Hz, FM: 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1500 MHz 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10dB S/N)
<0.5 MHz: n.sp.
0.5-1.5 MHz 5 µV
1.5-30 MHz 1 µV
30-1000 MHz 1 µV
1-1.5 GHz 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10dB S/N)
<0.5 MHz: n.sp.
0.5-1.5 MHz 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz 0.3 µV
30-1000 MHz 0.3 µV
1-1.5 GHz 0.5 µV
FM-N/FM-W 12dB SINAD
<0.5 MHz n.sp.
0.5-1.5 MHz 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz 0.35 µV
1-1.5 GHz 0.4 µV
20 mV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N: 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W: 230 kHz @ 6dB
8 kHz (-6 dB) 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/Triple conversion + DSP Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 65 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 40 W ?
TX - - 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Headless Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Internal ISA-card ? Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-003150I HEATHKIT-EK-000002B LEIXEN-VV-000808V