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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 80-15 m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W @ 10% THD Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m -
Modulations - USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 50~60 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 40-100Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch. ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 SBE-SB-000034 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)