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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 10-160 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? 0.158 µV
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 23.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 200 mW (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (10m: 50 W) 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 6-16 V DC
Current RX 10 W ? 38 mA
TX - ? 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
47 × 120 × 31 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) including antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 JRC-JST-000100D STANDARD-HORIZON-C-000468S