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PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2600 MHz ? 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 65 dB ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 250 mW 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + SMA BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Drawn from ISA-bus 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x in China Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor PC-card Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 ICOM-IC-000208H