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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 8-1300 MHz ?
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8 W, external speaker required 700 mW, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26-32 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 150 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 110-120 / 220-240V AC 12 V DC (4 × AA cells) Mains
Current RX ? 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Brazil
Dimensions 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
125 × 150 × 265 mm
(4.92 × 5.91 × 10.43 in)
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread in ham bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 YUPITERU-MVT-007000 MAC-L-000120