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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 100-300 mA
TX Max 1.1 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? 12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SAILOR-R000103