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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz FM: 1 - 2 µV
AM: 2 µV
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 0.455 MHz
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1931 and 1942 in USA Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
216 × 89 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.50 × 6.73 in)
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 400 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000003 RCA-AR000088LF RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002041