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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 25-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 12V DC or 3×AA batteries
Current RX ? ? 280 mA max
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
Weight ? ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000851S-1 20-404 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000136