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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30-50 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 70 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 10 W ? 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.6-1 A
TX 4-8 A - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
? 155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
Weight ? ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002020 YAESU-FT-000857D