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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms Internal speaker 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144.6-148 MHz - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10 / 45 W ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 12V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX 3.7-9 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 39000 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197 WOUXUN-KG-000816