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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 30-50 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 148-174 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 12V DC or mains Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Crystal-controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002020 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000078