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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 12 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX N/A ? 500 mA
TX - ? 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
? ?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/SSB DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000451 WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R