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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 0.15-1500 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65dB
Audio output ? ? 0.2W (8 ohm load)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000303 20-306 WINRADIO-WR-001500E