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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized, XTAL controlled ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 148-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1975 Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 127 × 38 × 168 mm
(5.00 × 1.50 × 6.61 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000011 KENWOOD-TS-000590 EDDYSTONE-000730/7