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General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 480 × 135 × 470 mm
(18.90 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Sound squelch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-006790/GM RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 TOKAI-PW-005056