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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA, cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 9 V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 1981 and 1983 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
? 59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000200 20-566