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Handheld Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 450-512 MHz 0.15-21.94 / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz (version dependent) 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions ? 90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? 600 gr (1.3 lbs) with batteries 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000005A SONY-AIR-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007