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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA) 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC 6V DC (4 AA cells)
Current RX ? ? 45-130 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000310 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002038 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022