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Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
5 / 7 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries Mains or 12V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1981 and 1982 Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400