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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869 / 896-956 MHz (USA) 30-50 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC
Current RX ? 460 mA 40-100 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
179 × 49 × 187 mm
(7.05 × 1.93 × 7.36 in)
?
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002046 20-0101