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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop LF receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
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
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N ?
Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
?
Filters ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
720 kHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 75 dB ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker / headphones 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX 200 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
? 69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
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. ? Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 EDDYSTONE-000850/4 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT