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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz VHF/UHF 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12V DC or mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions ? ? 320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021