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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180 mW max 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1999 and 200x Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
330 × 140 × 290 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.42 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000180 DRAKE-DSR-000001