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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.281 / 0.522-1.62 / 4.6-21.95 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 1 watt 4 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R6 / AA) 13.8 V DC or mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 1.5 A 25 W
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 135 × 78 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 3.07 × 1.10 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000862 TEN-TEC-RX-000350 HEATHKIT-SB-000614