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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 144-146/148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146/148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack Max 12 V DC, NiCad battery
Current RX ? 100 VA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter High Impact case
Scan
LCD
Priority
Optional FTT-4 DTMF Pad (shown)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 RCA-AR000088D YAESU-FT-000023R