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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 26.000-69.950 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.000-69.950 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 150 mW / 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6LR6 or 9V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd) Mains
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX - 240 mA (24V) -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044 MILITARY-SEM-000035 RACAL-RA-006778C