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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 80-10m 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711