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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-80 m 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-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)
Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 20-60 W VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ?
TX - Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 RFT-000215B POLMAR-DB-000050