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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld DSP Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) ≥ 2 µV FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity 25kHz 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 450 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or 6×AA Mains 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX 200 mA 65 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 7 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT EDDYSTONE-000504 TECSUN-PL-000880