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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF receiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 1 kHz per °C temperature change after 15 minutes warm-up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 150-180 / 180-220 / 220-270 / 270-330 / 330-400 / 400-500 MHz 108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 10 µV (S/N 15 dB) W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 20 kHz @ -6 dB / 50 kHz @ -20 dB 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 50 MHz
2nd: 5.2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (100; 200; 230 V) 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? 90 VA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs) 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 EDDYSTONE-000770U-/-MKII ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III