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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) ≥ 2 µV 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity 25kHz 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or 6×AA Mains 11-16.6V DC
Current RX 200 mA 65 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) ? 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 7 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter
S-meter
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT EDDYSTONE-000504 ZUN-BCD996P2