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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
28-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 800-960 MHz (cellular blocked in US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC Mains
Current RX 6 W max 230-500 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2003 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA) PC programmable
SAME weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002054