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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) VHF/UHF
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal ?V DC
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Trunking scanner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000909A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000090