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

General

HAM bands ? 30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) 8-1300 MHz 25-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 3W @ 8 ohms 700 mW, 8 ohm 1100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC (4 × AA cells) 12V DC or 3×AA batteries
Current RX 65W 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode 280 mA max
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 YUPITERU-MVT-007000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000136