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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
4-band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 16 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? 5 / 7 kHz -3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz
Filters 12 / 6 / 2.4 kHz ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains or 12V DC ?
Current RX ? ? 250-270 mA
TX - - 1200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in West Germany Between 1981 and 1982 Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000016 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004