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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 15 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Sweden Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 135 × 32 × 24 mm
(5.31 × 1.26 × 0.94 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote head ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-DIRECT-II K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400