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

General

HAM bands ? None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 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)
? 0.3 µV CW/SSB 1-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.64 µV AM (80% mod @ 1 kHz) 1-30 MHz (12 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 selectable from 34 built in
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Digital Signal Processing
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal ? 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains
Current RX ? 11 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably) Between 2004 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 Squelch
AF filter
PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D)