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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? 80 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack ?V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - - Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000051 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030