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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-905 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50/300 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx in Japan Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
180 × 50 × 158 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 6.22 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-X KENWOOD-RZ-000001 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT