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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-160 m 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-800 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 304.8 × 152.4 × 406.4 mm
(12.00 × 6.00 × 16.00 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 10.21 kg (22.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 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 ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-007800 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000810D PALSTAR-RC000030A