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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40/80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX - Max 11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-008040-B YAESU-FT-005200 WHISTLER-WS001065