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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz) 36-165 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external Mains (110 / 220 V DC) Mains
Current RX 80-100 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E STAR-SR-000550 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027B