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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz ~432 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - ~432 MHz
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal) 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 17-100 mA 500mA ?
TX Max 1.3 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000528 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 BELCOM-LINER-000430