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Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 152-173 MHz 0.53-1650 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4LR6 or external 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1995 and 199x Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000081 YUPITERU-MVT-007200 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2