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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz 160-10 m 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 105-130V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)