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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
(20 dB S/N)
0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double Conversion Superhet. Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W at 8 Ohms 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 12V DC or mains Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC 7W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn RS-232C (4800bps) -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 JRC-NRD-000345 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022