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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±5ppm (-10°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.525-1.71 / 5.9-17.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 100 kHz - 1299.990 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion (AM/FM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 50~100 mW depending on operating voltage

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4R6 / AA) 3.7V Li-ion, 2×AA cells or 6V DC adaptor (3.5~7V DC max)
Current RX ? ? 300µA ~ 140mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
165 × 105 × 36 mm
(6.50 × 4.13 × 1.42 in)
81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) 130 gr (4.6 oz) with Li-ion battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 27 channels in 1 bank(s) 1821 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker Digital clock with alarm/timer RDS (Station name & Auto time set) Up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Dual VFO
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 ROBERTS-R-009921 YAESU-VR-000160