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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 2×AA or mains
Current RX ? 20-250 mA ?
TX - 0.5-1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 1997 Between 2009 and 201x in Made by GRE
Dimensions ? 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
66 × 140 × 28 mm
(2.60 × 5.51 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) 272 gr (9.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
USB interface
NOAA weather channels
SAME Wx alerts
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000054 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000107-ISCAN