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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-30 MHz 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 450 mA max 8 / 13 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 1998 Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE)
Dimensions 419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
Weight ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-004350A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 20-9461