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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.147-0.284 / 0.525-1.62 / 2.3-21.85 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 3W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC (3R6 / AA) 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 150 mA max
TX - ? 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 115 × 42 mm
(7.28 × 4.53 × 1.65 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
Weight 475 gr (1.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000871 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509)