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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 80-10 m with 160 m option
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? 200 W 100 W (180 W INPUT)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX Max 300 mA 250 mA -
TX - 20 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions ? ? 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
Weight ? ? 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 2" oscilloscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 SWAN-(CUBIC)-SS-000200A CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V