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Desktop Scanner / receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Government Communication Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum ?

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.2/0.4/0.54-10 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5-200 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains (85-265 V AC) Separate PSU
Current RX ? 200 VA ?
TX - 800 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 1937 and 193x in USA
Dimensions ? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
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Weight ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-ACT-E000010 ICOM-IC-007851 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100-"MRM-5"