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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW max 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 4.8V DC 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX 20-250 mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1997 Between 1999 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000200 TECSUN-PL-000680