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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 MHz 148-174 / 450-470 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC Mains / 12V DC 9V DC
Current RX 40-100 mA ? 8 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 273 × 83 × 244 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 9.61 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-0101 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000088 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405