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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   -
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 ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack ?V DC ?
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Optional S-meter ? AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000051 HY-GAIN-V-(002795DX)