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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   AFSK  
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 ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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 ? >90 dB!
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   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 0-100 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 12-15V DC
Current RX 100 VA ? 2 A max
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1997 and 20xx 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)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
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 ? RS-232C. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564)