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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 240 mW 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8V DC, 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 2004 and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
177 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) 920 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? APCO25 option
Alpha tags
Attenuator
Auto hold
Auto store
Backlit display
Beep alert
CTCSS / DCS
Data skip
PC programmable
Radio cloning
Rotary control
SAME w/FIPS
Service Search
Tape Recorder control
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi and EDACS and LTR
Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000796D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067