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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 1 ~ USD 14
USD 143 ~ USD 265 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 MHz (with gaps) 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 1100 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or 3×AA batteries 13.8V DC
Current RX 280 mA max 1.5-2.2 A
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000136 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B