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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA) 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   DMR   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal, 13 W external ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz -
Modulations - FM   DMR   -
RF-output ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8 V DC ± 20% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 810 mA, 2A max 1.5-2.2 A
TX - 14.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002038 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B