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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 540 kHz - 42 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne Single-preselection, superhet ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) Built-in ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 6 W max ? Max 700 mA
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER KENWOOD-TM-000231A