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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 450 mA max ? 250 W max
TX - - 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
? 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(OLDER) KENWOOD-TS-000500