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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-824,
851-869 / 896-956 /1240-1300 MHz
144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) 6-16V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 70-180 mA 20-250 mA ?
TX - 0.5-1.5 A Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 1997 Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 66 × 153 × 44 mm
(2.60 × 6.02 × 1.73 in)
61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 232 gr (8.2 oz) 380 gr (13.4 oz) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual trunking CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000094 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030