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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 20-100 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-14 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(OLDER) TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP