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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
? ?
Filters 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 90 dB! ?
Audio output 2 watts into 8 ohm External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations - USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC / 10 AA cells ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 350-600 mA ? 300-500 mA
TX - ? Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 1978 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
? 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
True frequency counter
Nitron-CPU
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PALSTAR-RC000030 STONER-PRO-000040 ATLAS-000215