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

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  33cm  23cm  4m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 796-824 / 849-869 / 896-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   APCO-25   FM   -
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A -
TX - Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1968 and 1973
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
?
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS
Multitrunking, tracks Motorola, EDAS, LTR and digital APCO (9600 bd)
Weather alert/SAME/Skywarn
Spectrum sweeper
PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000500 ICOM-IC-000229E DRAKE-T-000004XC