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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Ultra-compact 3W UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W 3 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 3.7 V DC, 1000 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX N/A 2.1A max 100 mA max
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1971 Between 2007 and 200x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 320 × 150 × 210 mm
(12.60 × 5.91 × 8.27 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
85 × 38 × 25 mm
(3.35 × 1.50 × 0.98 in)
Weight ? ? 105 gr (3.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX PC Software Programmable
VOX Function
CTCSS / DCS
Multiple colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000120 ICOM-IC-000080AD YANTON-T-M000008