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Desktop VHF Receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  4m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps 40 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single / Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.4 / 3.4 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB ?
Audio output 500 mW or AF output socket 700 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω
Other Dezifix B (R&S) -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC
Current RX 110 VA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ?
MPN ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 WHISTLER-WS001025