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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
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
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Filters ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 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 - - 15-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 350-600 mA 300-500 mA
TX - - Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 194x Between 200x and 20xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-000070 PALSTAR-RC000030 ATLAS-000215