Scanner AM/FM PRO-32

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA

• Year
• 1987

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 219607

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 10.7MHz & 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Details
• Scanner - multiband or special

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 6x1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 cm = 2 inch

• Power out
• 0.3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Scanner AM/FM PRO-32 - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 187 x 75 x 45 mm / 7.4 x 3 x 1.8 inch

• Notes
• Frequency Coverage VHF : 30-54MHz in 5 kHz steps, Aircraft : 108-136MHz in 25kHz steps, 138-174MHz in 5kHz steps, UHF : 380-512MHz in 12.5kHz steps. Channels of Operation : Any 200 channels in any band combinations, 20 channels x 10 banks & 10 Monitor channels. Sensitivity AM : 20dB Signal-to-Noise ratio at 60% modulation 108-136MHz 2.0 µV, FM : 20dB Signal-to-Noise ratio at 3kHz deviation 30-54MHz 0.6µV, 138-174MHz 1.0µV, 380-512MHz 1.0µV. Selectivity : +/-9kHz 6dB, +/-15kHz 50dB. IF Rejection : 10.7MHz 50dB at 154MHz. Scanning Rate : Fast 8 Channels/s. Slow 4 Channels/s. Search Rate : Fast 8 Steps/s. Slow 4 Steps/s. Priority Sampling : 2s, Delay Time : 2s. Squelch Sensitivity : Threshold Less than 1.0µV, Tight (S + N)/N 15dB. Antenna Impedance : 50 Ohms. Sharp reception with a crystal filter for 1st IF (10.7MHz) and a ceramic filter for 2nd IF (455kHz). Power Requirements : +9Vdc, 6 AA Batteries, or a suitable adapter, negative ground only. Current Drain : 45mA Squelched, 160 mA Full Volume Un-squelched. 3 Silver Oxide Batteries for Memory Back-up.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.550 kg / 1 lb 3.4 oz (1.211 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 1,990.00 FF

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Author
• Model page created by Jean Marchal. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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