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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
MHz Frequency Counter

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm -
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 0.135-30 MHz 1 MHz - 30 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB -
Audio output Internal speaker More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch. ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 ALINCO-DX-SR000008 MFJ-000886