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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 2-1100 MHz 144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 16.90 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 0.7 A
TX - - 5.0 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 158 × 62 × 246 mm
(6.22 × 2.44 × 9.69 in)
Weight ? ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 AZDEN-PCS-002200