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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 6 p.p.m. Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 /380-512 MHz 30-1300 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18kHz (-50 dB) FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 350/300 mW 600 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? 38-170 mA 0.9 A
TX - Max 440 mA 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1998 and 2001 Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 210 × 52 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.05 × 6.89 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight ? 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000220 ICOM-IC-Q000007E SAILOR-T002131