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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 148-174 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 16 tubes ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains / 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
273 × 83 × 244 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 9.61 in)
Weight ? 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000088