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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.015-30 MHz 36-76 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
108-137 MHz: 1.0 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
1 µV 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz
Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 1 / 3 / 8 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W into 8 ohms 50 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 36-76 MHz
Modulations - - N-FM  
RF-output ? ? >1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external Mains (100-125 VAC or 200-250 VAC) 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
483 × 178 × 413 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.26 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn Spectrum sweeper. PC programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000100 RACAL-RA-001772 RACAL-TRA-000967