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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations 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 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.6-148 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 10 / 45 W ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 12V DC ?
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX 3.7-9 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
162 × 56 × 209 mm
(6.38 × 2.20 × 8.23 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 39000 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS and DTMF CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197 HY-GAIN-II-(002702)