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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-1.64 / 2-5.5 / 6-16.4 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 100 mW

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 12 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1964 Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 1979 and 1983
Dimensions 267 × 127 × 191 mm
(10.51 × 5.00 × 7.52 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000119-SKY-BUDDY-II RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 ZODIAC-P-002012CH