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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 6LR6 or 9V DC Mains
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044 RACAL-RA-006778C