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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  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 148-174 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.2 W nominal ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
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Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 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 20-402 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000078