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High performance Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz Unknown 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? V DC 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
? 188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Audio and RF/IF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2 PUMA-000010 TECSUN-PL-000680