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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25kHz kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-824.8 / 849-869.8 / 896-960.8 / 1240-1300 MHz 80-15 m -
Modulations AM   FM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio -
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Super-Heterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) -

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m 10-80 m
Modulations - USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 135 W PEP CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX ? 35 W -
TX - 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions ? 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum sweeper. Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I, II and hybrid analog, EDACS wide and LTR. Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn. Alpha tags. ? ?
Accessories ? ? -
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000300 SBE-SB-000033 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B