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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 7 kHz ? ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX ? 450 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1982 Between 1995 and 1998 Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC. ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. Band scope.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 YAESU-VX-000150