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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) All International Maritime VHF channels 40 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   SSB  
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
? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - All International Maritime VHF channels 40 m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 25 W 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12/24 V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX 12 W ? 30 mA
TX - 5 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 1984 and 199x in Denmark Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 SAILOR-RT002047 CRKITS-KN-Q000007A