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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 30-54 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
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Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000021