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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external
Current RX 6 W max 25-100 mA
TX - 0.8-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404