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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
(20 dB S/N)
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn ? AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 ICOM-IC-000725 CHEROKEE-CM-000010