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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 20-80 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
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Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 + 6 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 75 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (220 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? 16 W -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
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Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN 20-307 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000040A