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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 2-20 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters.
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 601.3 kHz
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5×LR6 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 200-250V AC / 12V DC
Current RX ? 100VA 60 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000050-(OLDER) RCA-SC-000088 MARCONI-R001475-RG44