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Desktop VHF Receiver
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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 20 MHz - 1 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W (AM: 25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002 YAESU-FT-000757GX-II RACAL-RA-001795