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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.147-0.284 / 0.525-1.62 / 2.3-21.85 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-782 / 791-799 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 20-60 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC (3R6 / AA) Mains 4×AA or USB 5 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC 120 mA typical
TX - Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 115 × 42 mm
(7.28 × 4.53 × 1.65 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 475 gr (1.0 lbs) 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000871 RFT-000215B GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000800