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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 0.03-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12V DC 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB
Current RX ? 300 mA 120 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 65 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 6.69 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002034 NASA-TARGET-HF000004E-S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018