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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  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands UK: 66-88 / 137-174 /406-512 MHz
USA: 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
0.54-20 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
29-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.6 µV
20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
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Selectivity 4 kHz, shape factor <2 10 kHz (-6 dB)
17 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 35 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 6 V DC or 4×AA/LR6 ?
Current RX ? 45~125 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1936 and 1936 in USA
Dimensions 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
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Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter, BFO. 8-Digit LCD Display
Band Search
Direct Search
Lockout Function
Search Skip
Two-Second Scan Delay
Weather Band Key
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000073B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000028 HAMMARLUND-SP-000010