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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-1000 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4×AA Batteries) or external 9 V DC adapter 9V DC
Current RX ? ? 8 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
? 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 20-512 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405