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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12/24 V DC
Current RX 6 W max ? 220 mA
TX - ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
? 320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Simplex and duplex operation supported
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 SHARP-TWINCOMM-DX SAILOR-RT000143