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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144.6-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 10 / 45 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % ?V DC
Current RX 300-500 mA 200 mA ?
TX Max 16 A 3.7-9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000210X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000051