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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
? ?
Selectivity ± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion + XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 AA cells) Mains 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 45-130 mA ? 25-200 mA
TX - - 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? ? 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 STAR-SR-000700A YAESU-VX-000007R