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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 25-1300 MHz (except cellular) 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA, cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz) ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC 9 V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX N/A 470 mA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160 20-566