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

General

HAM bands ? None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz Fixed channels ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? ?
Current RX 450 mA max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
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. ? APRS
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 20-121 KENWOOD-TH-D000072