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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.71 / 2.3-6.25 / 7.1-21.85 / 87.5-108.1 MHz 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R14/C) or 3V DC external 6-16V DC 4×AA(LR6)
Current RX Max 300 mA 20-250 mA ?
TX - 0.5-1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1997 and 1997 Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
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Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) ?
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
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