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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in 5 bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 35 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC or batteries Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 1954 and 1956
Dimensions 285 × 160 × 230 mm
(11.22 × 6.30 × 9.06 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
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Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AMECO-R-000005A WHISTLER-WS001040 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000030