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Handheld Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 16 MHz 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz
Filters 12 / 6 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX ? Max 300 mA 200 mA
TX - - 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in West Germany Between 200x and 200x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000016 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000375 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212