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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 80-10m 40 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? 4 kHz ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - - 40 m
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA Mains or 12V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 30 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973 Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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 CRKITS-KN-Q000007