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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands None  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output ? 5 .. 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? 400-600 mA ?
TX - 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? EJ-47U DV option AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN 20.166 ALINCO-DR-000735E SONY-ICF-SC000001