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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Triple conversion (PLL) Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 120 mA typical ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1931 and 1942 in USA Between 2011 and 20xx Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions ? 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
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Weight ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000010