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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps) 1.6-12 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
? ?
Selectivity +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 0.7 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-12 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3/15 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries Mains
Current RX 8 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 1938 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
?
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Unknown

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
? Separate speaker
S-meter option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405 RFT-SEG-000015 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000017