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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
144-174 / 450-512 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC ?V DC 10-16V DC
Current RX 230-500 mA ? 300 mA
TX - - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
? 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WX channels (USA) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000027-(OLDER) SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION)