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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ? W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12-14V DC ?
Current RX 12 W Max 1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
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Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) PEARCE-SIMPSON-000023C