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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) ? 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM  
Sensitivity 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Doulbe conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W nominal 250 mW 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 240 gr (8.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-402 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 EDDYSTONE-000556