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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz 400-479 MHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions ? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016 ICOM-ID-000031A ZUN-BCD996P2