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HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 20-80 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB   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 - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
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Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Military communication Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888