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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC
Current RX ? 8 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 19xx in USA Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 432 × 266 × 381 mm
(17.01 × 10.47 × 15.00 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-4 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405