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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz - 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 × 7 Watts max ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
160 m optional
-
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains Mains 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 1965 and 1968 Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT