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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 70 dB ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? ?
TX 4-8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 20xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035