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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4×AA batteries) or external adapter 6V DC or 4LR6 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-100 mA
TX - - 0.8-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 64.5 × 147 × 42.5 mm
(2.54 × 5.79 × 1.67 in)
62 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 225 gr (7.9 oz) 224 gr (7.9 oz) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 17 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-311/A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000079 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404