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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution)

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 108-140 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance ? 50/60Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions 215 × 125 × 35 mm
(8.46 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
? 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
Weight 575 gr (1.3 lbs) ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-009914 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-EU-000089 YAESU-FRG-008800