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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC MCX
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 V DC, 4×AA 5 V DC, USB
Current RX 70 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
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Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Dongle

Other features

Memories None 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000023-(NEWER) NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002