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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ? ?
Tuning steps Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. FM: 1 - 2 µV
AM: 2 µV
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Selectivity Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (?) Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 0.455 MHz
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Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1983
Dimensions 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
216 × 89 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.50 × 6.73 in)
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Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None 400 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000451S-1 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002041 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000200