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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
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
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.2 W nominal ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX N/A ? 50 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1971 Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 150 × 210 mm
(12.60 × 5.91 × 8.27 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 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 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000120 20-402 YAESU-FRDX-000400