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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 0.3-30 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 65 W
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 1994 and 199x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000160 ICOM-IC-000738 EDDYSTONE-000556