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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  70cm  33cm  23cm  4m  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 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 26-54 / 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 796-824 / 849-869 / 896-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 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 ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 9V DC external 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between xxxx and xxxx Between 200x and 200x in China Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 60 × 160 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.30 × 1.57 in)
? ?
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
Multitrunking, tracks Motorola, EDAS, LTR and digital APCO (9600 bd)
Weather alert/SAME/Skywarn
Spectrum sweeper
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-000255 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000500 SAILOR-T002130