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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 28 V DC 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX 3 A max 150 mA
TX - 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000348 DAIWA-MT-000020