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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 228-258 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 228-258 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 28 V DC
Current RX 50W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
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Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 20-195 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000060A