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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 0.535-30 MHz 25-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
Selectivity ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz)
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD Internal speaker 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX 500 mA N/A 470 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
Weight 920 gr (2.0 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160