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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 136-173 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
(20 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2003 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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 Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 KENWOOD-TH-K000002E SONY-ICF-SC000001