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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' 20-303 ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III