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Desktop Shortwave Station Control
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz N/A ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz (USA) 2-30MHz 2-20 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   All mode   -
Sensitivity 30-50 MHz: 0.35 µV
144-174 MHz: 0.45 µV
440-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters.
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 601.3 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? 200 / 2000 W ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains None 200-250V AC / 12V DC
Current RX 12 W max - 60 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions 262 × 85 × 178 mm
(10.31 × 3.35 × 7.01 in)
275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Membrane keypad
Digital 9-digit vacuum-fluorescent display
Crystal controlled reference oscillator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-D-000310 COLLINS-000312B-4/5 MARCONI-R001475-RG44