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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-55 MHz in five bands 80-10m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: ?
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Via SP-190 speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC 9V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1951 in USA Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
62 × 160 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.30 × 1.69 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190 20-312