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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 /380-512 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV ? 6 µV
Selectivity +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 125Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-16V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.9 A 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1951 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 210 × 52 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.05 × 6.89 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option. Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000220 KENWOOD-TS-000440S COLLINS-R-000389/URR