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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 136-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   P25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz -
Modulations - FM   P25   -
RF-output ? 0.1-5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + TV-antenne BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Li-Ion battery (11+ hours) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 475 gr (1.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 304 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RA-000001 RACAL-000025 HEATHKIT-SB-000300