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

General

HAM bands ? None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz Channelized, XTAL controlled ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 148-174 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA
Current RX 450 mA max ? 25-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 Between 1974 and 1975 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
127 × 38 × 168 mm
(5.00 × 1.50 × 6.61 in)
?
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000011 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER)