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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
2 m transmitting converter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 25-1300 MHz (except cellular) 143.9-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
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
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
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz) ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W -

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.9-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 2008 and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160 DRAKE-TC-000002