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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D) Mains
Current RX 25-100 mA 15 W 35 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in China Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions ? 381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075