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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz Fixed channels 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB ?
Filters ? 4-element crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W

Connections

Antenna - KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains 6-16V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA 16 W 20-250 mA
TX - - 0.5-1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1997 and 1997
Dimensions ? 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Portable Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 20-166 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204