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Desktop Shortwave receiver
220 MHz transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 220 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 3 W 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range - 220 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX 100 VA ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX - ? 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D REGENCY-HR-000220 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720