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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-160 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
(20 dB S/N)
? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) ? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥60dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - CW   SSB   RTTY   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX - Max 18 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 ICOM-IC-000701 PUXING-PX-000666