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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 12-16 V DC
Current RX 200 mA (squelched) 200-450 mA ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2 WHISTLER-WS001065