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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX 6 W max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
? 140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 20-401 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197