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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 0.148-30 / 88-108 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 420-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup 6V DC (4R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Portugal Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock
LED display
Clock D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000070 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000500 ICOM-ID-000031A