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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system ? ? SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >85 dB
Audio output ? ? Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? 100 W 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX ? ? 120 mA
TX - ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
? 245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight ? ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Unknown Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000282 ICOM-IC-000741 CODAN-002110M