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

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
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)
? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion (PLL) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB Mains (115/230 V AC) Mains
Current RX 120 mA typical ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 20xx Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
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)
Solid state ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 GALAXY-R-001530 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300