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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 25-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external ?V DC 12V DC or 3×AA batteries
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 280 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
Weight ? ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 20-306 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000136