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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 0.1-2600 MHz 30-50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.700 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1W Built-in speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/450Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.5V 15 % Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 1957 and 1958
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
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Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 YAESU-VR-005000 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000104