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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 10m  6m  2m  70cm  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 40 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 40 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   FM   SSB  
RF-output AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) ?
Current RX ? Max 150 mA ?
TX 3-5 A Max 1.9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset (Shift) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 YAESU-VX-000005R HEATHKIT-HW-000022