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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.1-1999.8 MHz 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 2 W Internal speaker 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ? -

Connections

Antenna - N-type + RCA (Tulip) Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains or 13.8V DC 12 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 13 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 ICOM-IC-R009000L RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024