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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.535-30 MHz 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 6 W max ? 8 / 13 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1969 and 1972 Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE)
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
? 216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150A 20-9461