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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) 1.3-1.6 A 1.2-1.5 A
TX - 22 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2005 and 200x Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 503 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 ICOM-IC-007000 ICOM-IC-000725