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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Airband / VHF scanner receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 0.01 to 0.001% after 15 minutes warmup ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in 6 bands (0.54-1.35 / 1.35-3.45 / 3.45-7.4 / 7.4-14.8 / 14.8-29.7 / 29.7-54 MHz) 66-88 / 88-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 MHz 66-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: ≤ 2 µV
CW: ≤ 0.75 µV
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Selectable bandwidths
Non-XTAL filter: 3 / 8 / 13 kHz
XTAL filter: 200 / 500 Hz and 1.3 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 72-109 dB (Depending on band) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (external speaker required) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 3 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (95-260 V AC) 9V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Korea Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
56 × 100 × 30 mm
(2.20 × 3.94 × 1.18 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz) excluding batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6 memories are optional Dual watch
LCD backlighting
IP66 (dust- and waterproof)
7-color display
LED flashlight
'Man down' function
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Password protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 TTI-TSC-000100R SAINSONIC-RST000599