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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
?
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W 200 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 6V DC (4 AA cells) 4×LR6 or 9V DC external
Current RX 12 W 45-130 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and xxxx
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
? 66 × 154 × 42 mm
(2.60 × 6.06 × 1.65 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 20-506