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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
150 kHz- 54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms requires external speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC Mains Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX 230-500 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
310 × 110 × 225 mm
(12.20 × 4.33 × 8.86 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features WX channels (USA) ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms 23 channels (1-23) + one additional 11A channel
Accessories ? ? -
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-002000-AMFM