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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 6 W max ? 380 mA max
TX - ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1995 and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Reversable LCD
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280DX BAOFENG-A000052