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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.54-31 MHz 144-148 / 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   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
? ?
Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 220-225 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 200 mA (squelched) ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
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Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 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. ? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X KENWOOD-TM-000642