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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms 750 mW (10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144.6-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 10 / 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % Mains
Current RX 200 mA 6 W max
TX 3.7-9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1981 and 1984
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100