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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 12 W 11 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably)
Dimensions ? 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Squelch
AF filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A