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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 1.5 / 2.7 / 6 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.1/5 W -

Connections

Antenna - NMO BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains ? 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? ? 90-290 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000092M MOTOROLA-MX002000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2