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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner
HF Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) ? 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
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
? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 12 W ? ?
TX - ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
? 185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000160X UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885