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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Military HF set

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 2-1100 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX 10 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 PANDA-RF-000041A00A