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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 25-54 / 180-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
( 25-174 MHz) 380.6050-380.7000 MHz
(406-512 MHz) 380.6125-380.7000 MHz
(806-956 MHz) 380.7000-380.7875 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 490 mW @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 6V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 110 mA typical, 310 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
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Weight ? 170 gr (6.0 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Close Call RF
Service Search
Rotary control
Backlit display
PC programmable (USB)
Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000095XLT TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586)