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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range VHF/UHF 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
?
Weight ? 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002044 SONY-CRF-000001 YAESU-FT-000250R