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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  33cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.6-148 MHz - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 / 45 W ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 200 mA 8 / 13 W Max 0.5 A
TX 3.7-9 A - Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 20-9461 YAESU-FT-000780R