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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) 200 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4×AA batteries) or external adapter Mains 6V DC (4 AA cells)
Current RX ? 6 W max 45-130 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 64.5 × 147 × 42.5 mm
(2.54 × 5.79 × 1.67 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
?
Weight 225 gr (7.9 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 17 channels/second None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-311/A RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022