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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.54-40 MHz 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC ? 12-16V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1954 and 1956 in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
? 154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Repeater offset (Shift)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000098 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010