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Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 MHz 68-88 / 118-174 / 220-512 / 806-899 MHz (Europe) 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? None

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6×LR6/AA or 9V DC 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX ? 85 mA 410 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1971 Between 199x and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000043 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO