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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 10-160 m 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >90 dB! ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 0-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
58 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) antenna and battery included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C. DSP Bandscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) YAESU-VR-000500