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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA) 80-10m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
4 kHz
Filters ? 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms 200 mW nominal ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 9V DC / 6 AA cells Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 200 mA 55 mA ?
TX 3.7-9 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 400 gr (14.1 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 20-135 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190