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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 118-174 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5 / 7 kHz ? FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 450 mA max 400 mA (squelched)
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1982 Between 1995 and 1998 Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. 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. CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII