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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range VHF/UHF 0.55-30 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) 1 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 12-15V DC
Current RX ? 6 W max 550 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking scanner ? CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000090 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 YAESU-FRG-009600