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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
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 0.55-30 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 Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 0.455 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1 W 750 mW (10% THD)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 6 W max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984
Dimensions 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
216 × 89 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.50 × 6.73 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 400 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second None
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-000100