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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
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 1600-4200 kHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
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
? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 200 mA (squelched) 100-300 mA 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
?
Weight 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. 12 crystal controlled frequencies Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 SAILOR-R000103 SAILOR-T002130