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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB) 6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12-15V DC Mains
Current RX ? 250 mA (no signal) 70 mA
TX - - 80 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x Between 199x and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? ? 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016 TEN-TEC-001254 PRESIDENT-KP-000077