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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 115/230V AC 6 V DC, 4×AA 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA
Current RX ? 25-100 mA 60-120 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
? 285 × 178 × 64 mm
(11.22 × 7.01 × 2.52 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 45 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) SANGEAN-ATS-000818