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Desktop VHF 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  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-210 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) 1.2 W nominal

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 6 W max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1992 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 489 × 241 × 275 mm
(19.25 × 9.49 × 10.83 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000037 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 20-402