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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Monitoring Scope / Scanalyzer
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 160-6 m 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains Mains (120-240 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 10 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
? 265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 HEATHKIT-SB-000620 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D