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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
800 MHz Analog Scanner

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 25-54 / 88-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excludes cellular bands)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out Internal speaker 400 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.5 V DC / 3 × AA
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 20xx and 200x
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
66 × 123 × 30 mm
(2.60 × 4.84 × 1.18 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out ? 2.3" Large Display with Backlighting
Powerful Spectrum Sweeper (Detect, Monitor & Store Frequencies)
FIPS Weather Alert
One Priority Channel
CTCSS / DCS
Lockout Function
Signal Strength Meter
Includes Antenna, AC Adapter (6V/500mA) & Belt Clip
Accessories - ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 ICOM-IC-000728 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000120