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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
? 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC 12V DC 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - Max 3.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
138 × 31 × 178 mm
(5.43 × 1.22 × 7.01 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 STANDARD-C-008900 AOR-AR-000900