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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required 1.2 W nominal ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC 12 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 700 mA
TX - - Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 20-402 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000110