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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 25.615-32.990 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 W 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-32.990 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground 12/24 V DC
Current RX 12 W ? ?
TX - 7 A max 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 2004 and 200x in China Between 1984 and 199x in Denmark
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 MAGNUM-S-000009 SAILOR-RT002047