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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 148-174 / 450-470 0.1-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-70 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SMA SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 13.8 V DC
Current RX 16 W 115 mW typical 600 mA
TX - - 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000010 YUPITERU-MVT-005500 KENWOOD-TM-002570A