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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA) 26.000-69.950 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.000-69.950 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 15 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) 1.5-2.2 A
TX - 240 mA (24V) -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002038 MILITARY-SEM-000025 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B