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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40/80 m 30-50 / 144-174 / 470-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt ? 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
? 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-008040-B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000026-(OLDER) WHISTLER-WS001065