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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 6m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 6m -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 2.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 196x and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
? 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch. ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 LAFAYETTE-HA-000650 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)