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

General

HAM bands 6m  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
20-80 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB  
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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
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Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN 20-303 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711