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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 66-88 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (UK version)
29-54 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (US version)
29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (UK)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.3 µV (airband) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC, 4×AA ?V DC
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
62 × 156 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.14 × 1.69 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 110 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 15 sec. back-light
Priority channel, delay, lockout
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(NEWER) 20-139