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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 118-174 / 220-512 / 806-899 MHz (Europe) 20, 40 & 80 m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 20, 40 & 80 m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6×LR6/AA or 9V DC Mains 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 85 mA ? 30 W
TX - ? 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
? 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000043 RFT-000210 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321