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Kit Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 30m (WARC)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - ? 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 30 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 12V DC or mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions ? 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Kit Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-QP-000010 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT