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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 2m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands - 2m
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 500 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 12V DC or mains 6.3-16V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
60 × 174 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 6.85 × 1.30 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 AZDEN-AZ-000021