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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 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)
10-160 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 1.3 µV (airband) FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB!
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 6 V DC, 4×AA 12-15V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 2 A max
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 62 × 156 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.14 × 1.69 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 110 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 100 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
RS-232C. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(NEWER) TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564)