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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  33cm  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity ? ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D) 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 8 / 13 W 15 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 198x and 198x in China Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-9461 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100 ELAD-FDM-S000002