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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-33 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance ? 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 194x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 565 × 280 × 305 mm
(22.24 × 11.02 × 12.01 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-000045B RACAL-RA-003791 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT