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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40/80 m 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? Max 900 mA 15 W
TX - 1.5-4.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
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Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-008040-B STANDARD-C-006000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400