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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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
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