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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869
896-960 /1240-1300 MHz
58-175 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM
25–54 MHz: 0.3 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 0.3 μV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 0.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 0.5 μV
806–960 MHz: 0.7 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 0.7 μV
AM
25–54 MHz: 1 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 1 μV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 1.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 2 μV
806–960 MHz: 2 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 3 μV
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Selectivity ? 25–27.995 MHz (AM)
±5 kHz (-6 dB)
±6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other frequencies (AM and FM)
±10 kHz (-6 dB)
±18 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 60 dB21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 170 mW (8 ohm, 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Internal: 4.8-6 V DC (4×R6 / AA)External: 9 V DC 5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 90~150 mA 12 mA
TX ? - 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
48 × 68 × 30 mm
(1.89 × 2.68 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries 180 gr (6.4 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
Weather alert
Dual trunking
VOX
CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000095 ALAN-CT-000152