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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz (USA) 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
Sensitivity 30-50 MHz: 0.35 µV
144-174 MHz: 0.45 µV
440-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
601.3 kHz 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 200-250V AC / 12V DC 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX 12 W max 60 W 150 mA
TX - - 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 19xx Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 262 × 85 × 178 mm
(10.31 × 3.35 × 7.01 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Membrane keypad
Digital 9-digit vacuum-fluorescent display
Crystal controlled reference oscillator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-D-000310 MARCONI-R001475-RG44 DAIWA-MT-000020