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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? ? 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 100 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 11-13V DC
Current RX N/A ? 620 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1971 Between 197x and 197x Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 320 × 150 × 210 mm
(12.60 × 5.91 × 8.27 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000120 HANDIC-000062 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'