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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
Selectivity ? AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 170 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 6V DC (4×AA)
Current RX 0.5-1 A 130 mA (squelched)
TX Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 185 × 62 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.44 × 7.87 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096