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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Prototype VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1954 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
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Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Built-in clock
LED display
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 DLS-000070 EDDYSTONE-000760