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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 60-905 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   DSB   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24V DC 12-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 550 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV tuner front end Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000072 SOMMERKAMP-SRG-008600DX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER