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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution)

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 YAESU-FRG-008800