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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  None 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30-50 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms Internal speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % Mains ?
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX 3.7-9 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 197x and 1971 Between 1978 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
? 273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) 20-121