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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps ? 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB 50 dB
Audio output ? ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000023-(NEWER) SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DXCC YAESU-FTDX-000400