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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF SWR Analyser
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? N/A Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz (US-version) 1.8-170 MHz
160-2 m
0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system XTAL ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω ? 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 12 W / 6 W - 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000048 MFJ-000209 EDDYSTONE-000730/8