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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
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)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 12-16 V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) 1.5 A < 500 mA
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 KENWOOD-TS-000140S MAT-TUNER-MAT-M000030