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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 148-174 / 380-430 MHz 1-30 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations FM   - -
Sensitivity 1 µV (no reference) A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
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Selectivity 18 kHz @ -6 dB, 34 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 8 ohms 1 W @ 5% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 75 / 2000Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX 8 W 100W approx. ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 132 × 38 × 183 mm
(5.20 × 1.50 × 7.20 in)
482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight 675 gr (1.5 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Automatic Volume Control 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000008 RACAL-RA-000117 SBE-SENTINEL-VI