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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-23 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (UK)
0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 550 mA
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000066 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000035 XIEGU-X006100