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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 148-174 / 450-470 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 70 dB ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 10 W ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 12V DC or mains Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? 16 W 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX 4-8 A - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
? 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000010 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020