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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 1.8 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 12 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 BAOFENG-GT-000003-MARK-II