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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 12 W 15 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
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Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021