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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX 12 W ? Max 40 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 198x and 198x Between 1979 and 1985 in Sweden
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
? 483 × 133 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? Remote control. ISB option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269RH SRT-CR000090