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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 150-8000 kHz in 4 bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 100-300 mA 1.2 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x in Denmark Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A SAILOR-000046TD ALINCO-DX-000701