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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.71 / 5.9-17.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m ?
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R6 / AA) 13.5V DC Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A 25 W
TX - Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 165 × 105 × 36 mm
(6.50 × 4.13 × 1.42 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
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Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 27 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer RDS (Station name & Auto time set) Optional XTAL controlled memories ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-009921 YAESU-FT-000301D HEATHKIT-SB-000614