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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range UK: 66-88 / 137-174 /406-512 MHz
USA: 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 0.54-20 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.6 µV
20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB)
17 kHz (-50 dB)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
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Filters ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW, 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC or 4×AA/LR6 10.7-16 V DC ?
Current RX 45~125 mA 2 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1936 and 1936 in USA
Dimensions 68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
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Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 8-Digit LCD Display
Band Search
Direct Search
Lockout Function
Search Skip
Two-Second Scan Delay
Weather Band Key
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CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000028 AOR-AR-005001D HAMMARLUND-SP-000010