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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ~30 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6×R6 / AA) 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 65 mA 12 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 64 × 149 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 5.87 × 1.77 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000063 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A