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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity 4 kHz ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: ?
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Via SP-190 speaker Internal speaker 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 6 V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX - - 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in China Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ? Short message
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190 GRUNDIG-G000003 HYTERA-TM-000610