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Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.01 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-500 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity 20 kHz - 8 MHz ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters 20 kHz - 8 MHz 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight ? ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REACTION-INSTRUMENTS-000685A RACAL-RA-006778Q SONY-ICF-006700W