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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
800 MHz Analog Scanner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.2-30 MHz 25-54 / 88-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excludes cellular bands)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 4.5 V DC / 3 × AA
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 20xx and 200x
Dimensions ? 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
66 × 123 × 30 mm
(2.60 × 4.84 × 1.18 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
12hr clock and timer 2.3" Large Display with Backlighting
Powerful Spectrum Sweeper (Detect, Monitor & Store Frequencies)
FIPS Weather Alert
One Priority Channel
CTCSS / DCS
Lockout Function
Signal Strength Meter
Includes Antenna, AC Adapter (6V/500mA) & Belt Clip
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 KENWOOD-R-001000 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000120