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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps 40 / 200 kHz 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single / Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 / 3.4 MHz 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 500 mW or AF output socket 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output - FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 BNC
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other Dezifix B (R&S) - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5 V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX 110 VA 2 A 25-190 mA
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 YAESU-FT-000757GX AOR-AR-008200D