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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (UK)
25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains ?V DC 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB
Current RX 12 W ? 120 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
? 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000032A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018