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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
? 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
? 70 dB
Filters 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion + XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output 200 mW Internal speaker 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 AA cells) ?V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 45-130 mA ? 300-600 mA
TX - - 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight ? ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252