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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 148-174 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps) 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 9V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 8 W 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000011 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II