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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  None  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 1,000 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 108-136.975 (AM) / 136-180 (FM) 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 3V DC (2×AA) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? Max 500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 198 channels in 2 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 MAYCOM-AR-000108 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225