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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 700 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) 9 V DC
Current RX ? 15 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
? 210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 WHISTLER-WS001025