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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
Selectivity ? AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 170 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC -
Impedance 50/300 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Radio power: 6V DC (4xR6/AA) Memory backup: 3V DC (2xR6/AA) 6V DC (4×AA) Mains
Current RX ? 130 mA (squelched) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 190.5 × 152.4 × 38.1 mm
(7.50 × 6.00 × 1.50 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 54 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual time display. Sleep timer. Scanning Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000808A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096 EDDYSTONE-000358/I