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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869 / 896-956 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Conversion Superhet. ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1W at 8 Ohms ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC 460 mA 150 mA
TX - - 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
179 × 49 × 187 mm
(7.05 × 1.93 × 7.36 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C (4800bps) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000345 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002046 DAIWA-MT-000020