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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869 / 896-956 MHz (USA) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 1.5 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? 460 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
179 × 49 × 187 mm
(7.05 × 1.93 × 7.36 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002046 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197