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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 0-100 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 1989 and 1991 in Japan & Korea
Dimensions ? 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
70 × 200 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 7.87 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 890 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150A TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) ZODIAC-P-008000