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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 35 W 1 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1958 and 196x Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000082 REGENCY-WT-000004 AOR-AR-005000A