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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF transceiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 134-174 MHz 108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W @ 10% THD 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 MHz 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) 13.8 V DC (±15%) 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 15 W 600 mA ?
TX - 9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 201x and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III