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Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
60 dB @ 12.5 kHz
70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 4 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-29.999 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5/20 W (PEP) 25 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 250 mA 200 mA
TX - 4 A 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1971 Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
107 × 45 × 125 mm
(4.21 × 1.77 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Color LCD
IP67 waterproof (optional)
GPS (optional)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) RACAL-TRA-000931 TYT-TH-008600