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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-512 / 760-999.9875 MHz 80-10m 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX 100 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1973 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 62 × 150 × 44 mm
(2.44 × 5.91 × 1.73 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000060 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711