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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 30-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 800-950 MHz 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments
Modulations - - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 115/230V AC 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 198x and 198x (by AOR) in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight ? ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
Accessories ? ? -
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 REGENCY-MX-004000 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220