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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 25-512 MHz (with gaps) 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM/FM: 4 W, SSB: 6 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 12V DC or 3×AA batteries 9-13.2V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA 280 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
65 × 37 × 167 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 6.57 in)
Weight ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000136 DRAGON-SS-000201