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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 MHz
15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity 5-30 MHz
AM 1,1 - 1,4 µV
SSB 0,6 - 1,0 µV
MW
60 µV
? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity -6/-60 dB
1,7/6,0 kHz, 2,5/15 kHz
? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC or mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 60-90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features S-Meter
RF-Gain
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004900 SONY-CRF-005090 RACAL-RA-001778