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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 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)
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
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
? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains ?V DC 7.4V DC
Current RX 12 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
? 62 × 125 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 4.92 × 1.34 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 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
? Dual display
VOX
DTMF
Stopwatch
Alarm
SOS function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000032A WOUXUN-KG-UV000008D