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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Power Meter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 50-160 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   CW  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? 250 Hz
Filters SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 110 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-160 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? Mains
Current RX 500mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
133 × 128 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.04 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX HEATHKIT-HM-002102 EDDYSTONE-000400B