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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 6LR6 or 9V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1992 and 1996 in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563)