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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5.5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SMA
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 1130 mAh Li-Ion pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
? ?
Weight 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Backlit DTMF keypad
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000535 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002A KENWOOD-TH-K000020AT