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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters ? ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 350 mW max ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output - 280/100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC / 4×AA ?V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX 70-180 mA max ? 60 mA (24V)
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions 63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight 229 gr (8.1 oz) 160 gr (5.6 oz) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Trunking scanner ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091 STANDARD-C-000601 MILITARY-EM-000025