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Headless Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations All mode   FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV CW/SSB 1-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.64 µV AM (80% mod @ 1 kHz) 1-30 MHz (12 dB S+N/N)
0.3µV (12dB SINAD) ≥ 2 µV
Selectivity ? 25kHz 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters 5 selectable from 34 built in ? ?
Receiver system Digital Signal Processing ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 4 Ohms ? 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains 9V DC or 6×AA Mains
Current RX ? 200 mA 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz) ?
Form factor Headless Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 7 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT EDDYSTONE-000504