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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 800-950 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10,7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external 6V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? Max 40 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x (by AOR) in Japan Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 595 gr (1.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-MX-004200 SONY-ICF-007700 WHISTLER-WS001040