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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps AM: 9 or 10 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
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Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 300 mA 200 mA (squelched) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 100 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock / alarm CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410 WHISTLER-WS001065