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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift 0.001%
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 137-174 / 406-512Mhz (UK)
29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.5VDC (5 x AA Batteries), 6.0VDC (5 x AA Rechargeable) or AC Adapter Mains (115/230 V AC) Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - - 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 67 × 178 × 35 mm
(2.64 × 7.01 × 1.38 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 298 gr (10.5 oz) ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Solid state ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000041 GALAXY-R-001530 GALAXY-DX-002547