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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 16 MHz 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters 12 / 6 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB
Current RX ? 8 W 120 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in West Germany Between 199x and 199x Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 210 × 52 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.05 × 6.89 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000016 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000508 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018