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VHF/UHF Receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range VHF / UHF 20-80 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
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Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz 575 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (220 V AC) Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX ? 16 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
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Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000003 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 MARCONI-CSR-000005