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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 30-330 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Separate PSU
Current RX ? 900 mA ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000020 ICOM-IC-000720A ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG