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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM mono  
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)
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single / double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 ICOM-IC-000725 PHILIPS-000008-RO-501