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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 29 - 54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137 - 174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406 - 512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 3 kHz deviation for FM)
AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 70 dB +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB)
+/- 15 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 850 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 10 W ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 10V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 4-8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 20xx Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
235 × 57 × 170 mm
(9.25 × 2.24 × 6.69 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 538 gr (1.2 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 3 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF Direct Entry Programmable Scanner ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 20-415 DRAGON-SS-000797