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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range VHF/UHF 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 25-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 470 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
Weight ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002017 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160