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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz (Europe)
142-150 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + WWV 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? > 0.5 to 1 µV. ?
Selectivity ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (Europe)
142-150 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-12V DC (8R6 / AA) Mains 115/230V AC
Current RX ? 70 W ?
TX Max 800 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 184 × 44 mm
(2.56 × 7.24 × 1.73 in)
281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight 640 gr (1.4 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN AZDEN-PCS-000300 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400