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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-32 / 68-88 / 138-176 / 380-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 68-176 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
380-512 MHz: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-50 dB) 5.5 kHz +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 400 mA 200 mA (squelched)
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 74 × 175 × 37 mm
(2.91 × 6.89 × 1.46 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 790 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000040 DRAKE-SW000001 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410