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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
?
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RE-001800 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER