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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 29 - 54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137 - 174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406 - 512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 3 kHz deviation for FM)
29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity ? +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB)
+/- 15 kHz (-50 dB)
+/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 850 mW max 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 10V DC or mains 9V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 8 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 235 × 57 × 170 mm
(9.25 × 2.24 × 6.69 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 538 gr (1.2 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 3 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direct Entry Programmable Scanner NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 20-415 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405