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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
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Filters ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC / 10 AA cells 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 350-800 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
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Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MORROW-MB-000006 PALSTAR-RC000030A RADIODDITY-GD-000077S