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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 68-88 / 118-174 / 220-512 / 806-899 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) - -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal 6×LR6/AA or 9V DC
Current RX ? ? 85 mA
TX 3-5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset (Shift) RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000043