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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 28-29.7 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 70 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 28-29.7 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 10 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 9 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5-1 A ?
TX 4-8 A Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 20xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
185 × 62 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.44 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000100 20-133