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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 8 fixed crystal positions 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ? N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic - SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX 6 W max 210 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
? 62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1245 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 EDDYSTONE-000962 YAESU-FT000002DR