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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.001% @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz 20 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz 432-439.8 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
0.6 µV (20 dB noise quieting) Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
Selectivity ? 30 kHz (-6 dB) / 60 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 432-439.8 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W Max 100/100/100/50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX Max 500 mA 450-630 mA Squelched 2.6 A
TX - 1.6-3.5 A Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2000 and 2014
Dimensions 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
156 × 58 × 228 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front panel DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225 ICOM-IC-000370 KENWOOD-TS-B002000