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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (S/N > 10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
4.8 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 900 mW 1.5 W @ 10% THD, 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains / 12 V DC / batteries 13.8V DC
Current RX 450 mA max ? 600 mA
TX - - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 Between 20xx and 20xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT KENWOOD-TR-007010