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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 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 +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter 5 selectable from 34 built in
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL Digital Signal Processing
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 200 mW 1 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal 6V DC (4 AA cells) 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains
Current RX ? 45-130 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
? 159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D)