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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz VHF 0.012-60 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? Software controlled
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle XTAL SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? SDR
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6m (2m optional)
Modulations - - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? ? HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1974 and 197x Between 2003 and 2007 in USA
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout, 1kHz precision ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004 FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000