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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 2 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 36-57 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? ?
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 36-57 MHz -
Modulations - N-FM   -
RF-output - 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 15V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 19xx in UK Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
? ?
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 CLANSMAN-PRC-000350 HEATHKIT-HR-000020