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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Scanner / receiver
Headless Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 kHz ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869
896-960 /1240-1300 MHz
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity FM
25–54 MHz: 0.3 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 0.3 μV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 0.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 0.5 μV
806–960 MHz: 0.7 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 0.7 μV
AM
25–54 MHz: 1 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 1 μV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 1.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 2 μV
806–960 MHz: 2 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 3 μV
? 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 25–27.995 MHz (AM)
±5 kHz (-6 dB)
±6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other frequencies (AM and FM)
±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: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 60 dB21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 100 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output 170 mW (8 ohm, 10% THD) ? 1 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 4.8-6 V DC (4×R6 / AA)External: 9 V DC 9 V DC 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains
Current RX 90~150 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
? 159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Weather alert
Dual trunking
? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000095 20-133 TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D)