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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 80-10m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
4 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: ?
2nd: ?
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD Via SP-190 speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
- 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W ? 300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12V DC Batteries, 6 × 1.5 V DC
Current RX 400-550 mA ? ?
TX 1.25-2.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 1988 and 198x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
76 × 222 × 48 mm
(2.99 × 8.74 × 1.89 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second None 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000089