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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz 80-10m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 60 dB ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: ?
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 260 mW @ 32 ohms Via SP-190 speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external Mains + 9V backup battery Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA 5 W ?
TX 0.8-1.8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190