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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-160 m 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
108-137 MHz: 1.0 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
? ?
Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 kHz (-50 dB) ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 1-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn Spectrum sweeper. PC programmable ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000100 RME-004350A APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D