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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 80-100 mA 400 mA max
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
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