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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
3 Band QRP CW kit

General

HAM bands ? ? 20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 1.5-18 MHz 13.9-22 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? IF-DDS: 60 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 14.0-14.3 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC (internal dynamotor) 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 120-130 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? 460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
120 × 51 × 103 mm
(4.72 × 2.01 × 4.06 in)
Weight ? ? 420 gr (14.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150B MILITARY-BC-000312-M YOUKITS-EK-000001B