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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 kHz ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869
896-960 /1240-1300 MHz
VHF 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity FM
25–54 MHz: 0.3 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 0.3 μV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 0.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 0.5 μV
806–960 MHz: 0.7 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 0.7 μV
AM
25–54 MHz: 1 μV
108–136.9875 MHz: 1 μV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 μV
216–225 MHz: 1.5 μV
406–512 MHz: 2 μV
806–960 MHz: 2 μV
1240–1300 MHz: 3 μV
? Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 25–27.995 MHz (AM)
±5 kHz (-6 dB)
±6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other frequencies (AM and FM)
±10 kHz (-6 dB)
±18 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection 380.8 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 60 dB21.4 MHz at 154.1 MHz: 100 dB ? 74 dB typical
Audio output 170 mW (8 ohm, 10% THD) ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 4.8-6 V DC (4×R6 / AA)External: 9 V DC ? 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX 90~150 mA ? 550 mA
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1974 and 197x Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
? 165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Weather alert
Dual trunking
? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000095 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004 TEN-TEC-000539