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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 26-32 / 68-88 / 138-176 / 380-512 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe) 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 68-176 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
380-512 MHz: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) ?V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? Max 170 mA ?
TX - Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 74 × 175 × 37 mm
(2.91 × 6.89 × 1.46 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22 ?
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000040 ICOM-IC-000002 HEATHKIT-GR-000078