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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 88-108 / 148-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 200 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.87 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 1.98 kg (4.4 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in FM radio receiver (W-FM)
8 ON/OFF channels
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000007 ICOM-IC-000707 RME-006900