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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) 28-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 800-960 MHz (cellular blocked in US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX ? 65W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 2003 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
?
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable
SAME weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002054